Al.Hoffman@p0.f143.n109.z1.fidonet.org (Al Hoffman) (11/14/90)
Index Number: 11674
[This is from the Blink Talk Conference]
Hi Linda:
The proofreading course is not easy, but as long as you think
there is a job at the end of the road of it, its not so bad--mostly
just tedious, but then proofreading is tedious and boring most of
the time too. I know, I did it at TBS for a while.
The Transcriber certificate is given <get this> to sighted people,
while the proofreading certificate is given to blind people. You
can't get a transcribers certificate, at least that was the case some
time back.
I guess they never considered that you could either ask a friend
to look at something and describe it, or you could even use an Optacon.
I wouldn't waste time on proofreading courses unless you have
a real possibility of getting paid for the work. Besides I think
most of the proofing these days is needed to do corrections of typists,
or formatting, not real errors by the translation software, and even
in that case, the list of exceptions isn't being expanded by the users
to make the system not make that mistake again. If the users of the
braille translation software used their brains more than their fingers
they'd find that proofing is nearly uuseless.
Most of the mistakes are of more a subjective nature--such as
how to do the bibleography section, or how to annotate some strange
word, or whatever.
Anyway, have fun, and if you want more info about the proofing
stuff you can call me at work at 202-535-4720 or home at 703-765-9294.
Talk to you later.
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AH>> Hey LInda:
AH>> The modern ladies now carry dishwashers in their purses!!!
CC> Nah, Al: Modern ladies don't know what dish washing _is_! <grin>
boy ain't that the truth and they don't know what a stove or oven is
accept a micro wave oven (lean and hungry look on face and tv dinner
in left hand )
... gROVELINGWILL GET YOU EVERYWHERE
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