i applaud you for trying to help,

Posted By: sm on 2007-03-15
In Reply to: QA Tip - QArbouncin

As usual, everyone is hyper-sensitive and cannot just take what you offer at face value, realizing there are MANY who do not know some of these basics. Instead, they nit-pick-pick-pick.

Please keep your great attitude and continue to inform!!

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QA Tip - QArbouncin
- Let me guess.... you just started doing QA? - Tinks
- i applaud you for trying to help, - sm
- Please read this, QArbouncin - sm
- I do QA also and I totally agree but (sm) - sm
  - An apostrophe is and was correct.... - long befor AAMTcame alone..
    - MTs - no apostrophe - Purdue University Writing Techniques
      - Good post and I think BOS would - sm
    - There was a huge change 30-40 years ago - you must have missed it. - sm
      - Yes, and "ain't" is now in the dictionary and "invite" has....sm - doesn't make it right.
    - Amen - to that.
    - Page 9 BOS - apostrophe would be incorrect in MTs - ETMT
      - Have no doubt AAMT says that... - doesn't make it right.
        We are expected to follow AAMT unless client profile states otherwise or marked down by QA for it, s - ann
        Here are rules from grammarbook.com and it agrees with BOS on the caps with apostrophe - Jade
        Also was quoting from grammar book but lots older than grammarbook.com...nm - doesn't make it right.
        I agree unless your account follows the BOS, then of course - ETMT
        I don't think the accounts have...sm - doesn't make it right.
        ah, but just because your clients don't follow BOS, - doesn't mean there are not those that do.
        Funny, my fingers wouldn't even type MTs...nm - doesn't make it right.
        Sorry, no doubt BOS says that..nm - doesn't make it right.
  - Actually... - Amanda
    - No - you are right - NOT the point of your post BUT - sm
      - I'm Not the OP. - Amanda
    - What is the contraction in MT's? I must have - huh
      - I agree... - MT's is not a contraction.
        MTs is not slang - it means more than one MT. Just like - sm
        Pleural form........ - hahahahahahaha!!!
        Once an MT - always an MT......
        uh....plural - no message
        Agree2 - not a contraction or a possessive nm - mojo

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I applaud you
for making this decision. IMHO the reason the MT business is in the mess it is in today is that if you quit (or I quit) there is always another person standing in line ready to be thankful that they have a job "working at home." Personally I would refuse to be thankful for a job that required me to work my arse off for minimum wage and as for stealing lines, I wouldn't put up with that 15 minutes. I will say that some of the complaints regarding SS line counter being "down," that happened at MQ too. However, just as they said, the line counter came back up and it was correct. That had nothing to do with why I left. I don't really worry about an EXACT line count. I know what I type and no matter where I work, that count had better be consistently in the ball park. If it isn't, I'm going to be doing something other than postings warning others to stay away.

I applaud you!
I think that is great you sit with your daughter while on line. Oprah just had a show about child prostitution through the internet and a huge amount of people are involved apparently. Some were kids you would least expect, straight A students, etc. Where are the other parents and how do they allow their children to have free rein? Oh, I know! *I trust my kid to do the right thing*! Right? Well, don't.

I applaud your enthusiasm, and.....
as much as some would poo poo your idea, lets remember, the AAMT had to start somewhere....nobody knew of such a thing until THEY made up the rules, made up the big ole fee, convinced everyone they knew what they were talking about and how to transcribe better than those of us who actually do it, and still, somehow, they managed to convince so many they were the association to belong to and sooo many fell for it, and look where they are today, sucking up to overseas......how sad is that?

I applaud your post on Elisabeth!!...nm