April Thompson's Blog (7)

Search smarter not harder

Cross posted at Bffproofreading.

There is no doubt that the internet has made things much easier to research. However, sometimes searching for one piece of information can feel a bit like trying to drink from a fire hose. Court reporters, scopists, and proofreaders all need to be able to find the right information…

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Added by April Thompson on May 12, 2016 at 6:31 — 2 Comments

The Court Reporter's Creed

Cross-posted at bffproofreading.com

This week has been National Court Reporting and Captioning Week. The more I learn about court reporting and get to know verbatim reporters, the more impressed I am with these professionals.

The creed is from retired court reporter Bill Parsons, who graciously shared this with the court reporting world and has…

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Added by April Thompson on February 18, 2016 at 16:56 — 3 Comments

A great mistake

Cross-posted at BFFProofreading.com

Yes, …

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Added by April Thompson on February 15, 2016 at 13:24 — 1 Comment

Grammar fun

Cross-posted at bffproofreading.com

Call me weird, but I love the beauty of a diagram showing how all the parts of speech work together. This diagram of the Preamble to the Constitution is a work of art.…

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Added by April Thompson on February 12, 2016 at 7:05 — No Comments

A misplaced comma and a masterpiece

The King James Version of the Bible has had an immense effect on the English language. C.S. Lewis called it “a treasure-house of English prose.” It dispersed many new words and phrases into our vocabulary like “Land of Nod” and “the powers that be.”

This translation has not only influenced our language but also our literature and art. …

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Added by April Thompson on December 9, 2015 at 10:39 — No Comments

The rule is there is no rule

Cross-posted at BFFProofreading

While English has a reputation for being a lawless thug of a language, there are indeed rules that govern it. Because English is, in the phrasing of John McWhorter, our magnificent bastard tongue, they can have…

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Added by April Thompson on November 12, 2015 at 8:48 — 6 Comments

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