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m →Log: "an an" wiki search now only searches mainspace. (search window reduced from 30,000 to 1000.) I didn't do this for "a a" straight away, because narrowing down from a million to a bit less than a million isn't really much help anyway. 1000 though, that's manageable, it's a decent days worth of checking probably, but still manageable.
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{{redirect|WP:FIX|do not "fix" link or edit anything that is not broken|WP:BROKEN|and|WP:NOTBROKEN}}
{{redirect|WP:FIX|do not "fix" link or edit anything that is not broken|WP:BROKEN|and|WP:NOTBROKEN}}
{{short description|Collaboration to fix common mistakes in articles}}
{{short description|Collaboration to fix common mistakes in articles}}
{{WikiProject status|Semi-active|sc1=WP:FIX}}
{{WikiProject status|active|sc1=WP:FIX}}


The goal of this [[Wikipedia:WikiProject|project]] is to reduce the number of [[Wikipedia:common mistakes|common mistakes]] in the article space of [[Wikipedia]].
The goal of this [[Wikipedia:WikiProject|project]] is to reduce the number of [[Wikipedia:common mistakes|common mistakes]] in the article space of [[Wikipedia]].
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| '''a a'''
| '''a a'''
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?search=%22a+a%22&title=Special:Search&fulltext=1 a a]
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Special:Search&limit=500&offset=0&ns0=1&search=%22a+a%22 a a]
|
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| [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Fix common mistakes/a a|September 2021]]
| {{Strikethrough|[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Fix common mistakes/a a|September 2021]]}} {{done}}
| March 23, 2020
| March 23, 2020
| data-sort-value="January 1, 2019"| {{Time ago|19:49, 23 March 2020 (UTC)}}
| data-sort-value="January 1, 2019"| {{Time ago|19:49, 23 March 2020 (UTC)}}
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| '''an an'''
| '''an an'''
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?search=%22an+an%22&title=Special%3ASearch&profile=advanced&fulltext=1&ns0=1 an an]
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Special:Search&limit=500&offset=0&ns0=1&search=%22an+an%22 an an]
| [http://www.google.com/search?q=%22an+an%22%3A+site%3Aen.wikipedia.org an an]
| [http://www.google.com/search?q=%22an+an%22%3A+site%3Aen.wikipedia.org an an]
| [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Fix common mistakes/an an|September 2021]]
| {{Strikethrough|[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Fix common mistakes/an an|September 2021]]}} {{done}}
| December 22, 2021
| December 22, 2021
| data-sort-value="January 1, 2019" | {{Time ago|10:51, 22 December 2021 (UTC)}}
| data-sort-value="January 1, 2019" | {{Time ago|10:51, 22 December 2021 (UTC)}}
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| '''and and'''
| '''and and'''
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?search=%22and+and%22&title=Special:Search&fulltext=1 and and]
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Special:Search&limit=500&offset=0&ns0=1&search=%22and+and%22 and and]
| [http://www.google.com/search?q=%22and+and%22%3A+site%3Aen.wikipedia.org and and]
| [http://www.google.com/search?q=%22and+and%22%3A+site%3Aen.wikipedia.org and and]
| [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Fix common mistakes/and and|September 2021]]
| {{Strikethrough|[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Fix common mistakes/and and|September 2021]]}} {{done}}
| March 23, 2020
| March 21, 2022
| data-sort-value="February 17, 2019" | {{Time ago|19:49, 23 March 2020 (UTC)}}
| data-sort-value="February 17, 2019" | {{Time ago|17:00, 21 March 2022 (UTC)}}
| style="text-align:center;" |
| style="text-align:center;" | {{done}}
|-
|-
| '''are are'''
| '''are are'''
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?search=%22are+are%22&title=Special:Search&fulltext=1 are are]
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Special:Search&limit=500&offset=0&ns0=1&search=%22are+are%22 are are]
| [http://www.google.com/search?q=%22are+are%22%3A+site%3Aen.wikipedia.org are are]
| [http://www.google.com/search?q=%22are+are%22%3A+site%3Aen.wikipedia.org are are]
| [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Fix common mistakes/are are|September 2021]]
| {{Strikethrough|[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Fix common mistakes/are are|September 2021]]}} {{done}}
| May 24, 2021
| March 13, 2022
| data-sort-value="May 24, 2021" | {{Time ago|May 24, 2021}}
| data-sort-value="March 13, 2022" | {{Time ago|13:00, March 13, 2022}}
|style="text-align:center;" | {{done}}
|style="text-align:center;" | {{done}}
|-
|-
| '''be be'''
| '''be be'''
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?search=%22be+be%22&title=Special:Search&fulltext=1 be be]
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Special:Search&limit=500&offset=0&ns0=1&search=%22be+be%22 be be]
| [http://www.google.com/search?q=%22be+be%22%3A+site%3Aen.wikipedia.org be be]
| [http://www.google.com/search?q=%22be+be%22%3A+site%3Aen.wikipedia.org be be]
| [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Fix common mistakes/be be|September 2021]]
| {{Strikethrough|[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Fix common mistakes/be be|September 2021]]}} {{done}}
| March 23, 2020
| March 21, 2022
| data-sort-value="February 17, 2019" | {{Time ago|19:49, 23 March 2020 (UTC)}}
| data-sort-value="February 17, 2019" | {{Time ago|17:00, 21 March 2022 (UTC)}}
| style="text-align:center;" |
| style="text-align:center;" | {{done}}
|-
|-
| '''by by'''
| '''by by'''
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?search=%22by+by%22&title=Special:Search&fulltext=1 by by]
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Special:Search&limit=500&offset=0&ns0=1&search=%22by+by%22 by by]
| [http://www.google.com/search?q=%22by+by%22%3A+site%3Aen.wikipedia.org by by]
| [http://www.google.com/search?q=%22by+by%22%3A+site%3Aen.wikipedia.org by by]
| [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Fix common mistakes/by by|September 2021]]
| {{Strikethrough|[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Fix common mistakes/by by|September 2021]]}} {{done}}
| March 23, 2020
| March 21, 2022
| data-sort-value="February 17, 2019" | {{Time ago|19:49, 23 March 2020 (UTC)}}
| data-sort-value="February 17, 2019" | {{Time ago|17:00, 21 March 2022 (UTC)}}
| style="text-align:center;" |
| style="text-align:center;" | {{done}}
|-
|-
| '''for for'''
| '''for for'''
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?search=%22for+for%22&title=Special:Search&fulltext=1 for for]
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Special:Search&limit=500&offset=0&ns0=1&search=%22for+for%22 for for]
| [http://www.google.com/search?q=%22for+for%22%3A+site%3Aen.wikipedia.org for for]
| [http://www.google.com/search?q=%22for+for%22%3A+site%3Aen.wikipedia.org for for]
| [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Fix common mistakes/for for|September 2021]]
| {{Strikethrough|[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Fix common mistakes/for for|September 2021]]}} {{done}}
| March 23, 2020
| March 23, 2020
| data-sort-value="February 18, 2019" | {{Time ago|19:49, 23 March 2020 (UTC)}}
| data-sort-value="February 18, 2019" | {{Time ago|19:49, 23 March 2020 (UTC)}}
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| '''from from'''
| '''from from'''
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Special:Search&limit=500&offset=0&profile=default&search=%22from+from%22&ns0=1&ns1=1&ns2=1&ns3=1&ns4=1&ns5=1&ns6=1&ns7=1&ns8=1&ns9=1&ns10=1&ns11=1&ns12=1&ns13=1&ns14=1&ns15=1&ns100=1&ns101=1&ns118=1&ns119=1&ns710=1&ns711=1&ns828=1&ns829=1&ns2300=1&ns2301=1&ns2302=1&ns2303=1 from from]
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Special:Search&limit=500&offset=0&ns0=1&search=%22from+from%22 from from]
| [http://www.google.com/search?q=%22from+from%22%3A+site%3Aen.wikipedia.org from from]
| [http://www.google.com/search?q=%22from+from%22%3A+site%3Aen.wikipedia.org from from]
| [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Fix common mistakes/from from|September 2021]]
| {{Strikethrough|[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Fix common mistakes/from from|September 2021]]}} {{done}}
| February 20, 2022
| February 20, 2022
| data-sort-value="February 20, 2022" | {{Time ago|14:37, February 20, 2022 (UTC)}}
| data-sort-value="February 20, 2022" | {{Time ago|14:37, February 20, 2022 (UTC)}}
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| '''he he'''
| '''he he'''
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?search=%22he+he%22&title=Special:Search&fulltext=1 he he]
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Special:Search&limit=500&offset=0&ns0=1&search=%22he+he%22 he he]
| [http://www.google.com/search?q=%22he+he%22%3A+site%3Aen.wikipedia.org he he]
| [http://www.google.com/search?q=%22he+he%22%3A+site%3Aen.wikipedia.org he he]
| [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Fix common mistakes/he he|September 2021]]
| {{Strikethrough|[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Fix common mistakes/he he|September 2021]]}} {{done}}
| March 23, 2020
| March 23, 2020
| data-sort-value="February 18, 2019" | {{Time ago|19:49, 23 March 2020 (UTC)}}
| data-sort-value="February 18, 2019" | {{Time ago|19:49, 23 March 2020 (UTC)}}
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| '''in in'''
| '''in in'''
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?search=%22in+in%22&title=Special:Search&fulltext=1 in in]
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Special:Search&limit=500&offset=0&ns0=1&search=%22in+in%22 in in]
| [http://www.google.com/search?q=%22in+in%22%3A+site%3Aen.wikipedia.org in in]
| [http://www.google.com/search?q=%22in+in%22%3A+site%3Aen.wikipedia.org in in]
| [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Fix common mistakes/in in|September 2021]]
| [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Fix common mistakes/in in|September 2021]]
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| '''is is'''
| '''is is'''
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?search=%22is+is%22&title=Special:Search&fulltext=1 is is]
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Special:Search&limit=500&offset=0&ns0=1&search=%22is+is%22 is is]
| [http://www.google.com/search?q=%22is+is%22%3A+site%3Aen.wikipedia.org is is]
| [http://www.google.com/search?q=%22is+is%22%3A+site%3Aen.wikipedia.org is is]
| [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Fix common mistakes/is is|September 2021]]
| {{Strikethrough|[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Fix common mistakes/is is|September 2021]]}} {{done}}
| March 24, 2020
| June 27, 2023
| data-sort-value="February 18, 2019" | {{Time ago|09:39, 24 March 2020 (UTC)}}
| data-sort-value="February 18, 2019" | {{Time ago|19:39, 27 June 2023 (UTC)}}
| style="text-align:center;" |
| style="text-align:center;" |
|-
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| '''it it'''
| '''it it'''
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?search=%22it+it%22&title=Special:Search&fulltext=1 it it]
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Special:Search&limit=500&offset=0&ns0=1&search=%22it+it%22 it it]
| [http://www.google.com/search?q=%22it+it%22%3A+site%3Aen.wikipedia.org it it]
| [http://www.google.com/search?q=%22it+it%22%3A+site%3Aen.wikipedia.org it it]
| [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Fix common mistakes/it it|September 2021]]
| {{Strikethrough|[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Fix common mistakes/it it|September 2021]]}} {{done}}
| March 23, 2020
| March 23, 2020
| data-sort-value=" March 4, 2019" | {{Time ago|19:49, 23 March 2020 (UTC)}}
| data-sort-value=" March 4, 2019" | {{Time ago|19:49, 23 March 2020 (UTC)}}
| style="text-align:center;" |
| style="text-align:center;" |
|-
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| '''of of'''
| '''of of'''
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?search=%22of+of%22&title=Special:Search&fulltext=1 of of]
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Special:Search&limit=500&offset=0&ns0=1&search=%22of+of%22 of of]
| [http://www.google.com/search?q=%22of+of%22%3A+site%3Aen.wikipedia.org of of]
| [http://www.google.com/search?q=%22of+of%22%3A+site%3Aen.wikipedia.org of of]
| [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Fix common mistakes/of of|September 2021]]
| {{Strikethrough|[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Fix common mistakes/of of|September 2021]]}} {{done}}
| March 23, 2020
| March 23, 2020
| data-sort-value="February 18, 2019" | {{Time ago|19:49, 23 March 2020 (UTC)}}
| data-sort-value="February 18, 2019" | {{Time ago|19:49, 23 March 2020 (UTC)}}
| style="text-align:center;" |
| style="text-align:center;" |
|-
|-
| '''she she'''
| '''she she'''
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?search=%22she+she%22&title=Special:Search&fulltext=1 she she]
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Special:Search&limit=500&offset=0&ns0=1&search=%22she+she%22 she she]
| [http://www.google.com/search?q=%22she+she%22%3+site%3Aen.wikipedia.org she she]
| [http://www.google.com/search?q=%22she+she%22%3+site%3Aen.wikipedia.org she she]
| [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Fix common mistakes/she she|September 2021]]
| {{Strikethrough|[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Fix common mistakes/she she|September 2021]]}} {{done}}
| March 23, 2020
| March 23, 2020
| data-sort-value="February 18, 2019" | {{Time ago|19:49, 23 March 2020 (UTC)}}
| data-sort-value="February 18, 2019" | {{Time ago|19:49, 23 March 2020 (UTC)}}
| style="text-align:center;" |
| style="text-align:center;" |
|-
|-
| '''the the'''
| '''the the'''
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?search=%22the+the%22&title=Special:Search&fulltext=1 the the]
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Special:Search&limit=500&offset=0&ns0=1&search=%22the+the%22 the the]
| [http://www.google.com/search?q=%22the+the%22%3A+site%3Aen.wikipedia.org the the]
| [http://www.google.com/search?q=%22the+the%22%3A+site%3Aen.wikipedia.org the the]
| [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Fix common mistakes/the the|September 2021]]
| {{Strikethrough|[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Fix common mistakes/the the|September 2021]]}} {{done}}
| March 23, 2020
| March 23, 2020
| data-sort-value="February 18, 2019" | {{Time ago|19:49, 23 March 2020 (UTC)}}
| data-sort-value="February 18, 2019" | {{Time ago|19:49, 23 March 2020 (UTC)}}
| style="text-align:center;" | {{done}}
| style="text-align:center;" |
|-
|-
| '''this this'''
| '''this this'''
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?search=%22this+this%22&title=Special:Search&fulltext=1 this this]
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Special:Search&limit=500&offset=0&ns0=1&search=%22this+this%22 this this]
| [http://www.google.com/search?q=%22this+this%22%3A+site%3Aen.wikipedia.org this this]
| [http://www.google.com/search?q=%22this+this%22%3A+site%3Aen.wikipedia.org this this]
| [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Fix common mistakes/this this|September 2021]]
| {{Strikethrough|[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Fix common mistakes/this this|September 2021]]}} {{done}}
| March 23, 2020
| March 23, 2020
| data-sort-value="February 18, 2019" | {{Time ago|19:49, 23 March 2020 (UTC)}}
| data-sort-value="February 18, 2019" | {{Time ago|19:49, 23 March 2020 (UTC)}}
| style="text-align:center;" |
| style="text-align:center;" |
|-
|-
| '''to to'''
| '''to to'''
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?search=%22to+to%22&title=Special:Search&fulltext=1 to to]
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Special:Search&limit=500&offset=0&ns0=1&search=%22to+to%22 to to]
| [http://www.google.com/search?q=%22to+to%22%3A+site%3Aen.wikipedia.org to to]
| [http://www.google.com/search?q=%22to+to%22%3A+site%3Aen.wikipedia.org to to]
| [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Fix common mistakes/to to|September 2021]]
| {{Strikethrough|[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Fix common mistakes/to to|September 2021]]}} {{done}}
| March 24, 2020
| March 24, 2020
| data-sort-value="February 18, 2019" | {{Time ago|09:39, 24 March 2020 (UTC)}}
| data-sort-value="February 18, 2019" | {{Time ago|09:39, 24 March 2020 (UTC)}}
| style="text-align:center;" |
| style="text-align:center;" |
|-
|-
| '''was was'''
| '''was was'''
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?search=%22was+was%22&title=Special:Search&fulltext=1 was was]
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Special:Search&limit=500&offset=0&ns0=1&search=%22was+was%22 was was]
| [http://www.google.com/search?q=%22was+was%22%3A+site%3Aen.wikipedia.org was was]
| [http://www.google.com/search?q=%22was+was%22%3A+site%3Aen.wikipedia.org was was]
| [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Fix common mistakes/was was|September 2021]]
| {{Strikethrough|[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Fix common mistakes/was was|September 2021]]}} {{done}}
| March 23, 2020
| March 23, 2020
| data-sort-value="February 19, 2019" | {{Time ago|19:49, 23 March 2020 (UTC)}}
| data-sort-value="February 19, 2019" | {{Time ago|19:49, 23 March 2020 (UTC)}}
| style="text-align:center;" |
| style="text-align:center;" |
|-
|-
| '''were were'''
| '''were were'''
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?search=%22were+were%22&title=Special:Search&fulltext=1 were were]
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Special:Search&limit=500&offset=0&ns0=1&search=%22were+were%22 were were]
| [http://www.google.com/search?q=%22were+were%22%3A+site%3Aen.wikipedia.org were were]
| [http://www.google.com/search?q=%22were+were%22%3A+site%3Aen.wikipedia.org were were]
| [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Fix common mistakes/were were|September 2021]]
| {{Strikethrough|[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Fix common mistakes/were were|September 2021]]}} {{done}}
| December 22, 2021
| December 22, 2021
| data-sort-value=" February 19, 2019" | {{Time ago|10:51, 22 December 2021 (UTC)}}
| data-sort-value=" February 19, 2019" | {{Time ago|10:51, 22 December 2021 (UTC)}}
| style="text-align:center;" | {{done}}
| style="text-align:center;" | {{done}}
|-
|-
| '''when when'''
| '''when when'''
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?search=%22when+when%22&title=Special:Search&fulltext=1 when when]
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Special:Search&limit=500&offset=0&ns0=1&search=%22when+when%22 when when]
| [http://www.google.com/search?q=%22when+when%22%3A+site%3Aen.wikipedia.org when when]
| [http://www.google.com/search?q=%22when+when%22%3A+site%3Aen.wikipedia.org when when]
| [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Fix common mistakes/when when|September 2021]]
| {{Strikethrough|[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Fix common mistakes/when when|September 2021]]}} {{done}}
| December 22, 2021
| December 22, 2021
| data-sort-value="February 19, 2019" | {{Time ago|10:51, 22 December 2021 (UTC)}}
| data-sort-value="February 19, 2019" | {{Time ago|10:51, 22 December 2021 (UTC)}}
| style="text-align:center;" | {{done}}
| style="text-align:center;" | {{done}}
|-
| '''will able'''
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Special:Search&limit=500&offset=0&ns0=1&search=%22will+able%22 will able]
| [http://www.google.com/search?q=%22will+able%22%3A+site%3Aen.wikipedia.org will able]
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| {{done}}
|-
| '''the its'''
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Special:Search&limit=500&offset=0&ns0=1&search=%22the+its%22 the its]
| [http://www.google.com/search?q=%22the+its%22%3A+site%3Aen.wikipedia.org the its]
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| '''the how the'''
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Special:Search&limit=500&offset=0&ns0=1&search=%22the+how+the%22 the how the]
| [http://www.google.com/search?q=%22the+how+the%22%3A+site%3Aen.wikipedia.org the how the]
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| '''with with'''
| '''with with'''
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?search=%22with+with%22&title=Special:Search&fulltext=1 with with]
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Special:Search&limit=500&offset=0&ns0=1&search=%22with+with%22 with with]
| [http://www.google.com/search?q=%22with+with%22%3A+site%3Aen.wikipedia.org with with]
| [http://www.google.com/search?q=%22with+with%22%3A+site%3Aen.wikipedia.org with with]
| [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Fix common mistakes/with with|September 2021]]
| {{Strikethrough|[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Fix common mistakes/with with|September 2021]]}} {{done}}
| March 23, 2020
| March 23, 2020
| data-sort-value=" February 19, 2019" | {{Time ago|19:49, 23 March 2020 (UTC)}}
| data-sort-value=" February 19, 2019" | {{Time ago|19:49, 23 March 2020 (UTC)}}
| style="text-align:center;" |
| style="text-align:center;" |
|-
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| '''a an'''{{efn-ua|name=nearDup}}
| '''a an'''{{efn-ua|name=nearDup}}
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?search=%22a+an%22&title=Special:Search&fulltext=1 a an]
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Special:Search&limit=500&offset=0&ns0=1&search=%22a+an%22 a an]
| [http://www.google.com/search?q=%22a+an%22%3A+site%3Aen.wikipedia.org a an]
| [http://www.google.com/search?q=%22a+an%22%3A+site%3Aen.wikipedia.org a an]
| [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Fix common mistakes/a an|September 2021]]
| {{Strikethrough|[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Fix common mistakes/a an|September 2021]]}} {{done}}
| March 23, 2020
| March 23, 2020
| data-sort-value="February 20, 2019" | {{Time ago|19:49, 23 March 2020 (UTC)}}
| data-sort-value="February 20, 2019" | {{Time ago|19:49, 23 March 2020 (UTC)}}
| style="text-align:center;" |
| style="text-align:center;" |
|-
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| '''an a'''{{efn-ua|name=nearDup}}
| '''an a'''{{efn-ua|name=nearDup}}
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?search=%22an+a%22&title=Special:Search&fulltext=1 an a]
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?search=%22an+a%22&title=Special:Search&fulltext=1 an a]
| [http://www.google.com/search?q=%22an+a%22%3A+site%3Aen.wikipedia.org an a]
| [http://www.google.com/search?q=%22an+a%22%3A+site%3Aen.wikipedia.org an a]
| [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Fix common mistakes/an a|September 2021]]
| {{Strikethrough|[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Fix common mistakes/an a|September 2021]]}} {{done}}
| March 23, 2020
| June 27, 2023
| data-sort-value="February 20, 2019" | {{Time ago|19:49, 23 March 2020 (UTC)}}
| data-sort-value="February 20, 2019" | {{Time ago|19:49, 27 June 2023 (UTC)}}
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| '''a the'''{{efn-ua|name=nearDup|Near Duplicate}}
| '''a the'''{{efn-ua|name=nearDup|Near Duplicate}}
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?search=%22a+the%22&title=Special:Search&fulltext=1 a the]
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Special:Search&limit=500&offset=0&ns0=1&search=%22a+the%22 a the]
| [http://www.google.com/search?q=%22a+the%22%3A+site%3Aen.wikipedia.org a the]
| [http://www.google.com/search?q=%22a+the%22%3A+site%3Aen.wikipedia.org a the]
| [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Fix common mistakes/a the|September 2021]]
| {{Strikethrough|[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Fix common mistakes/a the|September 2021]]}} {{done}}
| March 23, 2020
| March 23, 2020
| data-sort-value="February 20, 2019" | {{Time ago|19:49, 23 March 2020 (UTC)}}
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* [[Wikipedia:Lists of common misspellings/Grammar and miscellaneous]]
* [[Wikipedia:Lists of common misspellings/Grammar and miscellaneous]]
* [[Wikipedia:Lists of common misspellings/Homophones]]
* [[Wikipedia:Lists of common misspellings/Homophones]]
* [[Wikipedia:Typo Team]]
* [[:Category:Redirects from misspellings]]
* [[:Category:Redirects from misspellings]]


Latest revision as of 20:39, 27 June 2023

"WP:FIX" redirects here. For do not "fix" link or edit anything that is not broken, see WP:BROKEN and WP:NOTBROKEN.

The goal of this project is to reduce the number of common mistakes in the article space of Wikipedia.

The idea is that we check if the entries still contain those errors, and fix the articles if necessary.

Intro

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Active Wiki Fixup Projects
Must be active, systematic, have lists, & need help.
Writing
Articles that need to be wikified
Massive backlog. Ongoing (category)
Dead-end pages
These pages are not wikified. Ongoing (category)
Missing articles
Wikipedia is not as complete as you might think. Ongoing
Most wanted articles
Updated February 2015
Oldest requested articles
Updated November 2012
Other
Articles needing geo-coordinates
Help locate places. See WP:GEO. Ongoing (category)
Articles written by a single editor
Reviewing articles written by a newer editor. Updated February 2013
Bluelink patrol
Directing wayward links to the intended articles. Ongoing
Check Wikipedia
Fix the syntax of Wikipedia. Updated every 15 minutes
Disambiguation pages with links
Directing ambiguous links to the intended articles. Ongoing
Fix Common Mistakes
Fix common mistakes in English grammar (e.g. "the the", "and and"). Ongoing
moss
Currently doing a collaborative spell-check of the entire encyclopedia.
Moving free images to Wikimedia Commons
Moving free images to the Commons so they are easier to find. Ongoing (categories)
Orphaned articles
Help link to these orphaned articles. Ongoing (category)
Red Link Recovery
Turn red links blue. Ongoing
Stubsensor
Help remove stub tags from articles they don't belong on. Updated August 2011
Uncategorised articles
Help categorise articles. Ongoing (category)
Unreferenced articles
Ensuring articles include at least one reference or source. Ongoing (category)

So as not to duplicate work, here is a list of occurrences checked so far. When you have fixed all the instances of an error found in Wikipedia, please sign and date. In general, please repeat the search that has not been performed for the longest time.

  • Partial work is ok, just note your username and the date worked on. Any entries not marked  Done still need work!
  • The link under "Latest Database Dump" contains a listing of occurrences generated from a database dump. The date is what dump was used to generate the list. The list can be checked manually or loaded into AWB.
  • The "How Long Ago" column was calculated December 4. Click Purge to recalculate it now.
  • To encourage curious editors to come to this page to help, add something similar to the following to your edit summary

Fixing grammar mistake, found at: [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Fix common mistakes]]

Instructions

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Any help is appreciated. Contributing is easy:

  1. Pick one of the errors from the table below.
  2. Work through the pages in the Latest Database Dump List, fixing any errors you find.
  3. Edit the list and remove any articles you have fixed.
  4. Update the date you checked in the other columns as (MM), (DD), (YYYY).
  5. If you finished the whole list, mark it  Done
  6. (Optional) - Return to step 1 and try another list!

If you have an idea about another pattern to search for, please add it to the relevant section of the discussion page of this project.

Log

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Error Wiki search Google Latest Database Dump List Last Checked How Long Ago Status
a a a a September 2021  Done March 23, 2020 4 years ago
an an an an an an September 2021  Done December 22, 2021 2 years ago  Done
and and and and and and September 2021  Done March 21, 2022 2 years ago  Done
are are are are are are September 2021  Done March 13, 2022 2 years ago  Done
be be be be be be September 2021  Done March 21, 2022 2 years ago  Done
by by by by by by September 2021  Done March 21, 2022 2 years ago  Done
for for for for for for September 2021  Done March 23, 2020 4 years ago
from from from from from from September 2021  Done February 20, 2022 2 years ago  Done
he he he he he he September 2021  Done March 23, 2020 4 years ago
in in in in in in September 2021 March 24, 2020 4 years ago
is is is is is is September 2021  Done June 27, 2023 17 months ago
it it it it it it September 2021  Done March 23, 2020 4 years ago
of of of of of of September 2021  Done March 23, 2020 4 years ago
she she she she she she September 2021  Done March 23, 2020 4 years ago
the the the the the the September 2021  Done March 23, 2020 4 years ago
this this this this this this September 2021  Done March 23, 2020 4 years ago
to to to to to to September 2021  Done March 24, 2020 4 years ago
was was was was was was September 2021  Done March 23, 2020 4 years ago
were were were were were were September 2021  Done December 22, 2021 2 years ago  Done
when when when when when when September 2021  Done December 22, 2021 2 years ago  Done
will able will able will able  Done
the its the its the its
the how the the how the the how the
with with with with with with September 2021  Done March 23, 2020 4 years ago
a an[A] a an a an September 2021  Done March 23, 2020 4 years ago
an a[A] an a an a September 2021  Done June 27, 2023 17 months ago
a the[A] a the a the September 2021  Done March 23, 2020 4 years ago
  1. ^ a b c Near Duplicate

Tools

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See also

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