Wikipedia:How to copy-edit

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This page refers to copy-editing (or "proofreading") a Wikipedia page; in other words, correcting for spelling, grammar, punctuation, tone, style and so on.

When you copy-edit a page, you are helping the editors who contributed to it and Wikipedia to express ideas in the best, most accurate and clearest way possible. Obvious mistakes look bad, and they should be corrected as soon as possible.

Discussion and talk pages are not as formal, and do not have to be copy-edited.

For general page editing help, see Help:How to change pages.