Resources
Relevant Courses Attended
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Transcript Proofreading: Theory and Practice
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Margie Wakeman Wells: Good Grammar (Finally!)
Reference Sources
- Morson’s English Guide for Court Reporters by Lillian I. Morson
- Court Reporting: Bad Grammar/Good Punctuation by Margie Wakeman Wells
- The Gregg Reference Manual, 10th Edition by William A. Sabin
- Merriam-Webster Unabridged Dictionary, online edition
- OneLook Dictionary Search
- Google, GoogleMT, Google Scholar; Google is my friend!
What I Look For
In reviewing your transcript, some of the following items are what I would be looking for:
- Verification of attorney names, addresses, phone numbers, e-mail addresses
- Proper formatting of the transcript according to your jurisdiction’s requirements
- Exhibits: labeled correctly, correct page
- Spelling, punctuation, capitalization of entire transcript
- Consistency of names and numbers
- Transposed, missing and misplaced words
- Colloquy and parentheticals
- Researching any named products, industry-specific terms
- Unfamiliar idioms and other figures of speech