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Hi,Not sure if I understand the difference between "errata" and "corrigenda" correctly ...(1) Is the following example sentence ok?Make sure all the corridenda are included in the final errata.(2) Is it true that "corridenda" and "errata" are sometimes used interchangeably?mus-te

Doctor D · Accepted Answer

You mean "corrigenda," yes? The sentence is correct.

These are specialized terms, with "errata," I believe, being the more common term. From my reading, "erratum" (singular) and "corrigendum" (singular) may be used interchangeably. I would not however use the plurals interchangeably.

Let's look at the Latin roots. "Errata/um" comes from "error" and "corrigenda/um" comes from "correction." The words are now used to refer to a paired set (error and correction).

In particular, corrigendum is an error found after printing a book and shown, with its correction, on a separate page. Errata is a list of corrigenda (errors and their corrections) or a page/sheet with such a list. So I would think of corrigenda as all the individual items and errata as the overall list.

Does this help? If anyone would like to add something, please feel free.

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Doctor DDoes this help?

Of course it does! Thank you so much!

Doctor DFrom my reading, "erratum" (singular) and "corrigendum" (singular) may be used interchangeably. I would not however use the plurals interchangeably.

Well, this point is not quite clear to me yet ..... I'll have to sleep on it :-)

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