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Aug 25, 2000 Digest #048
.................................................. .....IN THIS DIGEST..... ===========NEW===================== -=Bloopers=- ~Saagarika Haran
"the first thing is to learn to laugh at
yourself" -=Marketing=- ~Anwar Ajani.
"the company who promised work did not fulfill their
committment thereby leaving us in lurch" ===========CONTINUING============== -=Language=- ~Dr. Mani Sivasubramanian
"watch out for the HINGLISH speakers"
~Anne McKay
"I do think people should focus their attention on
proof reading"
===========BILLBOARD============== -=Extortion marketing=-
~Vamshi Krishna ===========GEEK TIPS============== -=Who's logged on=-
~ Sherlock Holmes ===========NEW===================== From: Saagarika Haran <
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Subject: Bloopers aplenty!! Hi everybody! In the early days of MT training there was one thing
that our teacher told us and that was, we had to
develop a sense of humor( if we already didn't possess
one) because the MT line being as stressful as it is,
it would be one of the most important ways of
relieving our stress at the work place.Of course he
added, the first thing is to learn to laugh at
yourself and your mistakes before you laugh at someone
else's. Since then it has been a long time but that
was a good bit of advice. One of my colleagues and I
used to laugh a lot and that was immensely helpul on
days when the workload was particularly heavy and
exhausting. In this context I'd like to share some of the
hilarious 'bloopers'(as the Americans would call
them)which I am sure many would funny. This would at
the same time show us that we cannot really afford to
make such mistakes, whether they emanate from poor
listening skills or a misplaced punctuation mark or
the omission of a comma. He had a birth mark removed from his left head. The testicle has become very, very swollen and
painful, to the point he is almost unable to walk on
it. By the time he was admitted, his rapid heart had
stopped, and he was feeling better. Patient has chest pain if she lies on her left side
for over a year. On the second day the knee was better and on the third
day it had completely disappeared. The patient has been depressed ever since she began
seeing me in 1993. Patient was released to outpatient department without
dressing. I have suggested that he loosen his pants before
standing, and then, he stands with the help of his
wife, they should fall to the floor Discharge status: Alive but without permission. The patient will need disposition, and therefore we
will get Dr. Smith to dispose of him. Healthy appearing decrepit 69 year-old male, mentally
alert but forgetful. The patient refused an autopsy. The patient has no past history of suicides. The patient expired on the floor uneventfully. Patient has left his white blood cells at another
hospital. The patient's past medical history has been remarkably
insignificant with only a 40 pound weight gain in the
past three days. She slipped on the ice and apparently her legs went in
separate directions in early December. The patient had waffles for breakfast and anorexia for
lunch. Skin:somewhat pale but present. Patient was seen in consultation by Dr Jones, who felt
that we should sit on the abdomen and I agree. Patient has two teenage children but no other
abnormalities. Her husband died and was buried over the weekend, and
she has no complaints referable to her pelvis. "The patient canceled her fibersigmoidoscopy because
her father was ill as we had planned. Patient has redness and swelling of right great toe.
She has actually had this removed several times
in the past and one time it just fell off on its own.
She is scheduled for office surgery to remove it
again in early August. The patient was transferred back to the nursing home
on post-op day 6 tolerating a regular diet, ambulating
with assistance, and with her bowels moving The patient was present at the time of death The patient is having difficulty breathing and
smothering The patient had pain in both of her lower legs.
The patient says that they have been there now for
approximately two weeks. The left knee has been present for about two years and
is somewhat painful. So, MTs,editors, proofreaders, QAs, look out!!
Be sharp or or prepare to ship out!! Saagarika Haran Comment?
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++++ new post - different topic ++++ From: Anwar Ajani<
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Subject: REQUEST HELP AND GUIDANCE ! Hi there MTIDers! We have set up small sophisticated MT Unit in Bangalore with 32
PCs and 2 Servers with Power Generator and other infrastructure
facilities. We also interviewed MTs and found very good ones with experienced
people to work for us. We were promised work by a big consulting
company in US with links with several hospitals and therefore,we
did not work on getting independent contracts. Unfortunately,the company who promised work did not fulfill their
committment thereby leaving us in lurch.We have been losing money
for 6 months.We have tried every available source to get MT
jobs.However,there does'nt seem to be a right link to Overseas
Customers through the available sites. Can anyone suggest how one should go about getting jobs? I will
greatly appreciate your advise on this matter. Thanking you, Sincerely,
Anwar Ajani Comment?
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================CONTINUING======================= From: Dr. Mani Sivasubramanian <
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Subject: International English - Are we obsessed with spelling and
grammar? Dear Fellow MTID'ers: Greetings from sunny London ! I've been *temporarily* away from MTID while I moved to London from
India, and have been settling down. I re-joined the list on Sunday,
and have been browsing through the archives to find we are right in
the middle of an interesting discussion on "International" English. I'm more than a little surprised that even the *broad-minded*
discussants limited their thoughts and views to spelling and usage
issues as seen in the U.S. and U.K. There are innumerable
*international* flavours -- or is it flavors ?! -- of the language,
as my short stint in London has already shown me. There are 9
surgeons in our unit -- Belgian, Portugese, English, Indian,
Danish, American, Chinese, Spanish and Czech -- and I see and hear
different variants of "English" daily !!! And for those who still subscribe to the view that the vast
majority of English speakers hail from the United States or Kingdom
-- watch out for the HINGLISH speakers -- that's the name we give
to the Indian language mix of Hindi and English. At the speed at which India is getting wired, it won't be long
before we all are exposed to the funny, different, strange and
sometimes downright incomprehensible twists of the English language
as used by Hinglish-ians !!! Remember, there are over 1 billion of
these species, and even if just 1 percent get online, there will be
TEN MILLION users -- a number large enough to rival the British and
American online communities, I'd presume !!! So then do I have suggestions? Yes, I do. Stop obsessing over
spelling and grammar :-) As I once posted to the E-pub discussion group a few months ago, we
write / publish / design in order to COMMUNICATE with our audience.
Language is just one aspect of that effort. Aesthetics, appearance,
layout, colour choice, loading speed of webpages, customer service,
ease of use -- all these too are aspects of communication -- ones
maybe even more important than purity of language usage and
correctness of grammar. Much depends on the purpose of your work online. And your success
or failure is measured in terms of whether or not you achieve what
you set out to, not by having letter-perfect spelling or excellent
grammar. Cool it, do your own thing, and there will be "No Problem" !!! Dr. Mani Sivasubramanian, M.D. Heart Disease Online Comment?
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Subject: Re: The English Language Just my two cents on the English issue: English spellings vs.
American spellings isn't a huge issue for me. Even though I'm
American, I find certain spellings look nicer (grey for instance)
aesthetically. Where I do think people should focus their attention, however,
is on proof reading. Run a spell check, proof read, and if you
don't know someone who is good at copy editing, hire someone.
Yes, do all three. Spelling and grammar editors do NOT catch
usage errors. Trust me, it will save your professional image. I
can't
count the number of times I have seen people "loosing" a game,
"curving" their "sweat" tooth, and worse. Not to mention the "your"
vs. "you're", "to", "two", "too" mix-ups, etc. Their is know kwiker weigh to make me put up my credit card and hit
my "Back" button, and I feel fairly certain a lot of peeple feal
the saim weigh. (Serious sentence typed totally tongue-in-cheek ;-) ) Anne McKay Comment?
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================= BILLBOARD =================== From: Vamshi Krishna<
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Subject : Extortion marketing Hi Amit and list, You all remember AllAdvantage right, you know the 'pay-to-surf'
view bar company. Curious, I downloaded the thing when it first
came out, had issues with it (didn't work with Netscape), and
got rid of it. I usually ignore their email, but today I decided to
skim one... <snip>
Please note that If you choose not to use your Viewbar software --
so that your account is inactive (no surfing at all) for three
months -- we will charge you USD 6.00 for those three months, and
then USD 2.00 per month thereafter as an account maintenance fee.
Such charges will continue until you become active again (meaning
you surf for at least one hour); your account reaches zero; or your
account is terminated according to any of the ways specified in the
Membership Agreement. Of course, your account will not go below
zero.
</snip> This is one of the most bizarre marketing tactics I've seen yet.
Entice 'em, woo 'em, seduce 'em, and if all else fails threaten
'em! Say good bye to viral marketing, extortion marketing is here!
Amit, if I don't send anything in to the list for a while maybe you
should send me a bill.:) I thought this was just goofy enough to share. I just hope Caltiger
is not on the same grid - free connectivity and everything!! Cheers all,
Vamshi Krishna Comment?
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=================GEEK TIPS======================== From: Sherlock Holmes <
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Subject: Who's logged on to the network on my Windows PC?
Hi amit and everyone!
What's the easy way of finding out which user is logged into the
network on a Win 95 client PC? In NT Workstation, just pressing
CTRL-ALT-DEL does the trick.
If you're connected to a NetWare server, right-clicking Network
Neighborhood and choosing 'Who am I' will do the trick. If you're
on Win 95 OSR 2 or later click on the 'Log off' option on the Start
Menu. That will show the currently logged user's name.
Regards,
Sherlock Holmes
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