Typos
Posted By: LK on 2008-05-12
In Reply to: You are entitled to your opinion... - MT
Typos are one thing. Not being a good speller and not being proficient in grammar are another. Everyone makes mistakes, but when an e-mail comes through littered with spelling and grammatical errors, those are not mistakes that an MT should be making. That's part of the reason there is so little respect for people in this field. If you don't bring good grammar and spelling skills to the table at the start of your career, you're fighting an uphill battle. Not everyone is cut out for this type of work.
And I don't think I said I was perfect, I'm not. But I do know how to spell and use grammar correctly.
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Typos.....
Yes, I do.
But this has nothing to do with 'typos'. This is wrong grammar.
You are still making typos
I hate to burst your bubble, but this is a tough field. Any smart client is going to ask you how much experience you have. In fact, they may not have to ask, they will know by talking to you or by your email or correspondence to them that is filled with typos. You need to get a job first and get some experience behind you first.
I see typos.... see inside
You need to check for spelling errors yourself. See below.
Before you hit the send button, Char, you might want to stop and give some consideration to your audience. Many of the people who read this board are people who hire MTs. If your post is sloppy and full of ignorance, you will be dismissed as a sloppy, ignorant MT, and any potential employer will not give you another thought. If your post is intelligent, well written, and error-free, you just might be contacted by someone willing to give you a chance. I have contacted three newbies who posted intelligent comments in complete, accureately-spelled (accurately)sentences on this board. I hired one of them. I would have been happy to hire the other two, but two other MTSOs had (2 had) had the same idea after seeing their posts and beat me to it. Think about that the next time you want to post something incoherent and badly spelled because "it's just a message board". A sloppy, incoherent post might (be?) hilarious to you, but to someone assessing your suitability for employment, it's just really depressing.
Sorry about the typos ... I'm a CS grad. nm
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Please excuse the typos
I've been up all night.
and yes I know there are typos in my message (nm)
EVERY single one of these (just) humans ALL make typos.
Welcome to the jungle, and good luck in this field.
Sorry for all the typos! Just wanted to vent and got carried away nm
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Very nicely put. Distractions equate to typos, which lead to poor QA scores. nm
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