Omission and Insertion Errors Flashcards
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Original: 'PO Box 1138, Tucson, AZ 85701'. Copy: 'PO Box 11138, Tucson, AZ 85701'. The copy has:
Answer: An extra digit inserted in the box number
The PO Box number '1138' became '11138' in the copy, with an extra '1' inserted, making it a five-digit box number.
Which of the following represents an omission error in a street address?
Answer: '123 Maple Stret' instead of '123 Maple Street'
Omission means a character was left out; 'Stret' is missing the 'e' compared to the correct 'Street'.
Original: 'Dr. Samuel Okonkwo Jr.'. Copy: 'Dr. Samuel Okonko Jr.'. The error in the copy is:
Answer: A letter omitted from the last name
The last name 'Okonkwo' lost the 'w', becoming 'Okonko' — a single-letter omission.
Original: '5588 Birchwood Court, Apt 12'. Copy: '5588 Birchwood Court, Apt 112'. What error occurred?
Answer: A digit was inserted into the apartment number
Apartment '12' became '112' in the copy, with an extra '1' inserted at the front of the apartment number.
A mail piece shows the original city as 'Springfield' but the clerk typed 'Springfeld'. This is classified as:
Answer: An omission error — a letter was left out
'Springfeld' is missing the 'i' from 'Springfield', making this a classic omission error.
Original: '77 West 34th Street, New York, NY 10001'. Copy: '77 West 34th Street, New York, NY 100001'. The error is:
Answer: An extra digit inserted into the ZIP code
The ZIP code '10001' became '100001' with six digits instead of five, due to an inserted extra zero.
Original form reads 'Robert L. Fitzgerald'. Copy reads 'Robert L. Fitzgeral'. This represents:
Answer: Omission of the final letter
The last name 'Fitzgerald' lost its final 'd' in the copy, making 'Fitzgeral' an omission error.