Come on! The grammar and spelling is not THAT bad!...nm
Posted By: .- on 2009-05-24
In Reply to: And, gad, check out the typos and syntax issues. - Sure, we'd just *love* to have our work mangled
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Something is wrong with your spelling and your grammar
I see only 1 mistake in my former post, namely 'built' instead of 'build'.
A typo!
'If you have nothing to say, start attacking and nitpicking....' is this your Motto?
Are you trying to be a QA?
Shall I buy you a book explaining grammar rules and a spell checker?
Grammar and spelling cops not required.
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Please do not correct spelling or grammar on this board. (NM)
Goldbird
This lack of good spelling, grammar, etc
got a coworker of mine under the gun, so to speak. She talked ebonics and sent emails to me the same so I am sure it spilled over in her work. Short story, QA started looking at every report she turned it. Very stressful for her and she eventually quit. She was a nervous wreck- I could undersand that but it will happen if your work is not up to par.
there are all kinds of spelling/grammar mistakes here all the time
This is somewhere that we can let our hair down and let our fingers "loose". If most of us transcribed the way we type here, the doctors would almost be better off hand-writing their reports!
I'm not talking about ignorant as in grammar or spelling. I'm talking about sm
ignorant in general.
spelling
I believe you mean 'almighty'. The way some of you people mispell basic words, I'd hate to see the transcription work you do.
spelling
it is plasma PEROX. Perox is an acronym, therfore some people do all caps and some people just put perox. if you do Google search for plasma perox you will find it.
Is doc spelling it out, i.e., A-L-M-A? sm
or saying what sounds like alma? I'm pretty sure it's posterior "element". I transcribe these all day and can't think of anything else that would apply here.
Still not sure of the spelling but know it
is prichutto (again spelling)..also a Portuguese favorite!
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SPELLING OUT or not.
Okay, I was taught to spell out everything under 10, but I am hearing that is wrong. Was I taught wrong or did it change or am I doing it right.
Thanks in advance!
spelling
I used to have a doc that kept spelling N-A-R-E when he wanted one nostril and I kept putting NARIS. I am sure he thought I was wrong. I wonder if he had a TESTIS or a TESTE.
doc's spelling sm
Oh yes, have had simple English words spelled, but never anything like an eponym from some dead surgeon that is 17 letters long!
Spelling
Doc dictating "I will order a single dose of Zofran for her nausea". He is even kind enough to spell it.
S-O-P-H-R-A-N !!!!!! 
spelling
Spelling is and has always been my weakest link. I've been a Transcriptionist for nearly 10 years. Knowing my short coming, I over compensate. When I first started I had a dictionary and medical speller in each hand. Of course there was spell check too. Transcription can be done even with the character flaw of not being able to spell. Remember, I'm the one who transcribed for the FBI before computers, word and spell check. You just have to be certain everything is spelled correctly before you hit "send." Go for it Mom. I'm living proof it can be done, and I'm not only a Mom and grandma, but I recently applied for social security.
Spelling...sm
I have been known to use the incorrect word from time to time on this website, but I can tell you that in working, I pride myself in knowing how to spell every term that comes my way. I look it up and LEARN IT as I go along.
When I was first an MT I was no hot shot speller. I am now and I can spot spelling errors in more places than work or a website.
I am surprised that you don't take any more pride or interest in your work than to say you don't need to be a great speller! I go so far as to look up procedures I don't know, anatomy I am not familiar with and disease processes that are new to me. I can't mindlessly transcribe in the vacuum I call my office, not worrying about whether or not I can spell the words correctly and with no clue about what I am doing! I make an effort, always.
Perhaps this is why I work part time and I mean PART TIME of 25 hrs a week and I made oh so well above the average MT income stated in a post below. You get out what you put in.
spelling
sorry about the spelling. I just do not think it's OK to make remarks about what some people hold close to their hearts. - Many people.
spelling help
shoulder arthroplasty
Boy do I know what you mean about grammar.....sm
Some of the stuff I saw from subcontractors during testing made my jaw drop to the level of my fanny in utter disbelief! We are talking about the use of grammar equivalent to what a sixth grader knows. It is unbelievable - that and things they don't even take the time to research.
My personal favorites?
"skin graph"
"dorsalis peterson pulses"
To Grammar Cop - K-I-A
Be careful all you posters out there. The GrammarCop is on the bench and you will all perish if you do not use proper grammar on this board. She (he, it) expects perfection. I know there is a saying that fits her, but it escapes me right now but it only contains a few letters. Should be easy for her (him, it) to figure it out. Ta, ta
and grammar (nm)
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grammar
It seems I heard one newscaster say "went missing" a few years ago, and it caught my interest. All of a sudden I am hearing it every day! Did this rule get changed when we weren't looking?
bad grammar
I had one who used to say "we might could" as in "we might could try her on Lortab". Hahaha
grammar
I just got a correction back from the company I work for telling me the following sentence is incorrect: "He stated he would contact me should he wish to pursue more aggressive treatment, specifically, steroid injection or surgical treatment." They are telling me it should be "more aggressively treatment." Would someone please help me out here? Thanks!!
grammar
Has anyone used Grammar Slammer?
Grammar?
How about accuracy and grammar? Medicatios, etc. Sometimes the dictator will not even dictate if the report remains the same from last visit - What happens in this case??
Thanks
Bad grammar
I'm pretty lenient. If it is something the client wouldn't notice (or even know about) themselves, I normally let it go.
Things like commas separating independent clauses, which most people don't have any concept of, I let go.
But, things like this:
X-rays of the right knee 2 views demonstrate a meniscal tear complex with chondral changes.
He has degenerative arthritis left knee with increasing inability to cope.
Almost every Transcriptionist I have QA'd drops the commas from those kinds of sentences. Are they teaching this in some school? It's driving me batty!
Grammar
What about "I seen the patient last week." "There is lots of problems." etc., etc., etc. Not as bad as a 2-month-old baby with teeth in good repair, and a 3-year-old who does not smoke or drink. lol We need to be mindful to catch our own mistakes and theirs.
Grammar
It depends on the company and/or the client. If your company is 'picky' about commas, I'd suggest investing in the newest Book of Style and following those 'rules'.
grammar
The use of commas depends on whether the clause is restrictive or nonrestrictive. If it is nonrestrictive - that is, it may be informative but not necessary to the meaning of the sentence, then it is set off by commas. On the other hand, if the clause is restrictive - that is, its use is imperative to the meaning of the sentence, then no commas are used.
Example: That is the dog which ran off with my sandwich. Restrictive because "which ran off with my sandwich" is necessary to the meaning of the sentence.
On the other hand: That dog, which is wearing a yellow collar, ran off with my sandwich. "Which is wearing a yellow collar" is not necessary to the meaning of the sentence; thus it is nonrestrictive and requires commas.
This subject can confuse a lot of people, because all they remember is setting the clauses off by commas and forget the restrictive and nonrestrictive rules.
English is a growing, changing language, and sometimes what were rules 50 years ago are no longer the rules for today. We may argue against that - that grammar is grammar and should remain - but if that were the case we would all still be writing like Shakespeare or the early constitutionalists. Look at their writings and decide if you would like to still have to write like that.
Fewer commas is the trend for today, and I guess we will have to embrace the fact that time doesn't stand still for any of us, nor does the English language.
Not so much the grammar
but the obvious spelling errors. They showed that the person has no grasp of language.
duh - grammAr LOL n/m
n/m
Grammar
Thanks for the thought. This is just one of those things that niggle at me. Don't even know what to call it when going on grammar sites. Plural agreement? Nope. Funny how so much of our grammar is instinctive and based on "it just sounds right." But please don't ask me to diagram a sentence!
grammar
Anyone know of a downloadable grammar program. QA keeps getting me with follow-up, follow up and followup. Need help.
grammar
These are great, thanks.
Grammar Help
Is it "it's location" or "its location"? Also, is it "handwritten and typewritten" or "hand-written and type-written"? Help appreciated. Thanks.
yes my spelling has gone to crap sorry
so much for proof reading.. I am sure to be bashed for that
and maybe some proper spelling
nm
spelling errors
I have spelled so many words wrong and each time I do I fix it with autocorrect. I just figure that I spelled it wrong once, it will happen again. Some words I have spelled wrong so many different ways you would not believe, but each time they are corrected for me---saves lots of time.
spelling errors
My worst one is osteopenis instead of osteopenia. I put that right in my autocorrect. 
I thought spelling out 1-9 has always sm
been the rule? As least it has been with us and I have worked for MQ for 23 years. Also, that is the way I learned it in school!
Sorry. Spelling error..
I mean adjust.
Altsheimers ? I never seen this spelling before.
???
Canadian spelling?
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Do you think they will pay for my spelling classes??? lol
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AND spelling......gotton=gotten...LOL...
Tori Spelling
They showed Tori Spelling as one of Kat's friends/family. Now she might be able to pull some strings!
Tori Spelling
I was thinking that maybe they put Katharine's friends and family under her name by mistake because when she showed "famous" people they put thier names and they didn't do that with her. Of course, I didn't see who she was sitting next to so I could be wrong.
Spelling of MD names?
If you have a clue of what state they are in, I like: http://www.dr-411.com/doctorsearch.asp
thanks for the spelling lesson....sm
thanks for the Italian language tip. I never said I was Italian-American, though my best friend is. *LOL*
Have a great Sunday!
Bayscribe spelling
Yep, I'm in the same boat. I do not use their shortcut program; I use my own Shorthand. I just could not make myself switch after I tried it out for a few days. So I put her corrections in my ShortHand program. I don't know how you permanently save them in Bayscribe--ask your supervisor???
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