Words / A2

k-uh-REKSHUN/kəˈrekʃn/

A correction is a change that makes something right: a spelling correction, make a correction, the teacher’s corrections. Correct is the verb and adjective. A mistake is what you made; a correction is the fix. In publishing, corrections can appear in a later edition. Do not say “a correct” for the noun.

Meaning

A change that makes something right, or the act of correcting.

Examples

• “The teacher wrote a correction in the margin.”
• “There is a correction at the bottom of the page.”
• “She thanked him for the correction to her email.”

Good to know

make / a spelling correction. Verb/adjective: correct. Contrast: a mistake (the error).

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