Re: Typing what you hear


It always cracks me up when people say this, but I do think that there
are
some lousy "certified" MTs as well. I have had subs that have all taken
all
the testing, passed and have the CMT or whatever it is and R whatever
it is
and I would no more let them do my work than a bum off the street. So
certification doesn't mean crap either. I agree with what Barbara says,
you
need grammar skills and spelling and just some plain old common sense.
The
one I had (multi-certified) would constantly make the same errors, even
after I would correct it over and over and advise them to have a "cheat
***" to remember, would shuffle between 2 spaces and 1 between
sentences
(let's at least be consistent) and always used contractions -- don't,
doesn't, etc. Something I don't allow unless it's a verbatim account. I
think it looks unprofessional. (That's my old court reporting manager
days
coming out).

Well, I've proofed plenty of MTs in my day, and I had far less trouble
with CMTs than I did with self-taught MTs who never took a class, had
been "typing what they heard" for 20 years, thought it was great, and
would never stand to be corrected. That's been my experience.

Gisele


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