Wikipedia:WikiProject Fix common mistakes

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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[edit]

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 March 18. Click Purge to recalculate it now.

Instructions[edit]

Any help is appreciated. Contributing is easy:

Pick one of the errors from the table below.
Work through the pages in the Latest Database Dump List, fixing any errors you find.
Edit the list and remove any articles you have fixed.
Update the date you checked in the other columns as (MM), (DD), (YYYY).
If you finished the whole list, mark it Done
(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[edit]

Error	Latest Database Dump List	Last Checked	How Long Ago	Status
a a	February 2020	February 29, 2020	17 days ago	Done
an an	February 2020	February 29, 2020	17 days ago	Done
and and	February 2020	February 29, 2020	17 days ago	Done
are are	February 2020	February 29, 2020	17 days ago	Done
be be	February 2020	February 29, 2020	17 days ago	Done
by by	February 2020	February 29, 2020	17 days ago	Done
for for	February 2020	February 29, 2020	17 days ago	Done
from from	February 2020	February 29, 2020	17 days ago	Done
he he	February 2020	February 29, 2020	17 days ago	Done
in in	February 2020	February 29, 2020	17 days ago	Done
is is	February 2020	February 29, 2020	17 days ago	Done
it it	February 2020	February 29, 2020	17 days ago	Done
of of	February 2020	February 29, 2020	17 days ago	Done
she she	February 2020	February 29, 2020	17 days ago	Done
the the	February 2020	February 29, 2020	17 days ago	Done
this this	February 2020	February 29, 2020	17 days ago	Done
to to	February 2020	February 29, 2020	17 days ago	Done
was was	February 2020	February 29, 2020	17 days ago	Done
were were	February 2020	February 29, 2020	17 days ago	Done
when when	February 2020	January 22, 2020	55 days ago	Done
with with	February 2020	February 29, 2020	17 days ago	Done
a an^[A]	February 2020	February 29, 2020	17 days ago	Done
an a^[A]	February 2020	February 29, 2020	17 days ago	Done
a the^[A]	February 2020	February 29, 2020	17 days ago	Done

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