mph is the correct way to abbreviate miles per hours, however,
Posted By: nn on 2009-01-09
In Reply to: how to abbreviate miles per hour - danieldaniel
Subject: mph is the correct way to abbreviate miles per hours, however,
if that is what he dictates, then I would use mph, or you can also spell it out miles per hour, both are acceptable, sometimes also depends on the client preference. If you spell it out though, you can get more characters for your line count!
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Subject: What is the correct way to type "q 4 hours?" I have never typed
on a verbatim account before and have always typed "every" when I heard "q" unless it was "qhs" and then I typed "at bedtime." Thanks in advance.
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So, 1 1/2 hours of dictation should only take 3-4 hours to transcribe. sm
Subject: So, 1 1/2 hours of dictation should only take 3-4 hours to transcribe. sm
then what in the H**l am I doing wrong. I just did 1 1/2 hours of dictation with 1350 line count and it took me like 12 hours. I did 4 hours last night uninterrupted. the rest this morning with little interruptions from my child (dh was home) and a couple breaks and lunch.
I thought 1350 lines were supposed to be full time work. That is what I have been hearing from so many people.
Now I am confused and really feeling like a failure as an MT. Maybe this is not my profession!
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Subject: It's safer not to abbreviate. :)
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Subject: If the dictator does not abbreviate something,
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Subject: put in the comma, do not abbreviate state nm
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Subject: Is it acceptable to abbreviate it, as she does say quant.
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Subject: Standard would be 24-48 hours from what
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Subject: q as in q 4 hours, period or no?
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Subject: time to type 1.5 hours of dictation..
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