BENTUK DAN FAKTOR PENYEBAB KESALAHAN PENULISAN EJAAN DALAM SURAT KELUAR DI KANTOR CAMAT KECAMATAN BATANG TUAKA KABUPATEN INDRAGIRI HILIR PROVINSI RIAU

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This study aims to describe spelling errors in parts of outgoing letters and the factors that cause spelling errors in parts of letters from March to May 2021 issued by the Camat Office of Batang Tuaka District, Indragiri Hilir Regency, Riau Province. The theory used is the opinion expressed by Nadia and Sugihastuti (2018), and Atmanegara (2018). This type of research is a qualitative research with descriptive method. This research was conducted by distributing research questionnaires, reading, understanding, marking, and recording data that were not in accordance with the Indonesian Spelling (EBI) writing rules. The object of this research is a letter issued by the Subdistrict Head Office of Batang Tuaka, Indragiri Hilir Regency, Riau Province from March to May 2021 totaling 10 letters. The results found from the 10 outgoing letters studied and the research questionnaire/questionnaire given, that the factors causing letter writing errors were caused by the attitudes and knowledge of employees towards the rules of writing Indonesian Spelling, it can be seen from the "Office Manuscripts" used in letter writing. Of the 10 letters studied, there were spelling errors in parts of the official letter which included: letterhead writing, letter date, letter number, attachment, page, mailing address, opening greeting, opening paragraph, content paragraph, closing paragraph, closing greeting, identity of the sender of the letter, and a copy of the letter. From the data analysis, it can be concluded that the writing of an official letter written by an employee of the Subdistrict Head Office of Batang Tuaka, Indragiri Hilir Regency, Riau Province, contains writing errors ranging from letterhead writing to letter copies.