One question I see fairly often in proofreader, court reporter, and writing-related Facebook groups is Are dog breeds capitalized?
The short answer is, “it depends.”
Capitalization, Usage, Punctuation, and Spelling for Court Reporters
Brand Names, Registered Trademarks and Service Marks to Capitalize
As proofreaders, we look for issues that both the court reporter and scopist missed. This helps ensure the finished transcript product is as polished as possible.
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Letter-for-Letter Spellings
Letter-for-letter spellings are common in proceedings. Hyphenate letter-for-letter spellings. Here are a few things to remember.
Is it Until, Till, or ‘Til?
Don’t you hate when you are 100% sure about some little language tidbit—even going so far as to “help” complete strangers on the internet correct their misuses—and you turn out to be 100% wrong in your own understanding of it?
Is it Koran, Quran, or Qur’an?
We’ve seen the sacred text of Islam spelled several different ways. Which is correct?
Before we get to that, remember that that sacred works are proper nouns and are capitalized.
Free Resource Link: 99 Punctuation Rules for Court Reporters Videos
Ken Wick subscribes to the idea that 80% of the questions about punctuation in a court reporter’s transcript are covered by 20% of the material in Morson’s, Gregg and/or Bad Grammar/Good Punctuation.
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Transcript Proofreading Tips for New Court Reporters
Court reporters are punctuation experts. But even the best make mistakes.
[Don’t forget to download your free transcript proofreading checklist below.]
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