Omission and Insertion Errors Flashcards
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Original: 'Albuquerque, NM 87104'. Copy: 'Abuquerque, NM 87104'. The error is:
Answer: A letter omitted from the city name
'Albuquerque' lost the 'l' to become 'Abuquerque', which is an omission of the second letter.
Original: '3310 Sunflower Road, Unit 5'. Copy: '33100 Sunflower Road, Unit 5'. This is classified as:
Answer: Insertion — an extra zero added to the street number
The street number '3310' became '33100' with an appended zero, making this an insertion error.
Original: 'Louisville, KY 40202-1111'. Copy: 'Louisville, KY 40202-111'. What error does the copy contain?
Answer: A missing digit in the ZIP+4 extension
The ZIP+4 extension '1111' was reduced to '111' in the copy, missing the last digit — an omission error.
Which of the following is an example of an insertion error in a postal name field?
Answer: 'Thompsoon' instead of 'Thompson'
'Thompsoon' has an extra 'o' inserted compared to the correct 'Thompson'.
Original: '1792 Blue Ridge Pkwy, Apt 3F'. Copy: '1792 Blue Ridge Pkwy, Apt F'. The copy has:
Answer: A missing digit from the apartment number
The apartment '3F' lost its digit '3' in the copy, leaving only 'F' — an omission of the numeric component.
Original: 'Chattanooga, TN 37402'. Copy: 'Chattanoooga, TN 37402'. The copy error is:
Answer: An extra letter inserted into the city name
'Chattanooga' became 'Chattanoooga' with a triple 'o', indicating an insertion of an extra 'o'.
Original parcel tag reads 'Box 447, Rural Route 2'. Copy reads 'Box 4477, Rural Route 2'. This demonstrates:
Answer: Insertion — an extra digit was added to the box number
Box number '447' became '4477' with a repeated '7', meaning an extra digit was inserted.