Omission and Insertion Errors Flashcards
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Original: '6034 Ridgecrest Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85044'. Copy: '6034 Ridgecresst Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85044'. What error is in the copy?
Answer: An extra letter was inserted into the street name
'Ridgecrest' became 'Ridgecresst' with a double 's', indicating an insertion of an extra letter.
Original: '1405 Ocean Drive, Miami, FL 33139'. Copy: '145 Ocean Drive, Miami, FL 33139'. The copy has:
Answer: A missing digit in the street number
The street number '1405' lost the zero in the copy, becoming '145' — a digit omission error.
Which scenario describes an insertion error on a mailing label?
Answer: 'Chicaago, IL' instead of 'Chicago, IL'
'Chicaago' has an extra 'a' inserted compared to the correct spelling 'Chicago'.
Original: 'Apt 2209, Building C'. Copy: 'Apt 209, Building C'. The error is:
Answer: A digit was omitted from the apartment number
Apartment '2209' lost one '2' to become '209' in the copy, which is an omission of a digit.
Original: 'Kalamazoo, MI 49007'. Copy: 'Kalamazoo, MII 49007'. What type of error is shown?
Answer: An extra letter inserted into the state abbreviation
The state abbreviation 'MI' became 'MII' in the copy, with an extra 'I' inserted — a clear insertion error.
A clerk copies the name 'Evangelina' as 'Evangelna'. This is an example of:
Answer: Omission — a letter was dropped from the name
'Evangelina' lost the 'i' to become 'Evangelna', which is a straightforward omission error.
Original: '88-14 Northern Blvd, Queens, NY 11372'. Copy: '888-14 Northern Blvd, Queens, NY 11372'. The copy contains:
Answer: An inserted extra digit in the hyphenated street number
The street number '88-14' gained an extra '8' to become '888-14', which is an insertion error in the first part of the hyphenated number.