CRC Vocabulary Building & Dictionary Management 2

Question 1

What is the recommended approach for handling proper nouns (names, places, organizations) in realtime captioning?

Accepted Answer

Research and pre-load anticipated proper nouns into a job dictionary before the assignment

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Add them only after they appear as untrans during a live event

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Fingerspell every proper noun during each occurrence in the live feed

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Leave them as untrans and correct them entirely in post-production

Question 2

What is a 'phrasing stroke' in stenography?

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A single steno outline that writes multiple words simultaneously as one unit

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A special stroke used exclusively in legal depositions and court reporting

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A keystroke combination that inserts punctuation marks automatically

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A stroke that temporarily pauses output in the CAT software

Question 3

How do captioners typically manage homophones (words that sound alike but have different meanings) in their steno dictionaries?

Accepted Answer

Create distinct steno outlines for each homophone to differentiate them during writing

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Always default to the most common spelling regardless of context

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Leave all homophones as untrans and correct them manually in post-production

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Avoid captioning speakers who use homophones frequently

Question 4

What does comprehensive 'dictionary maintenance' involve for a professional realtime captioner?

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Regularly reviewing, updating, and cleaning dictionary entries to improve accuracy and resolve conflicts

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Only adding new words as they are encountered during live assignments

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Deleting completed job dictionaries and client files after each assignment

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Upgrading the CAT software to the newest version every year

Question 5

What is a 'suffix stroke' in a steno dictionary?

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A stroke appended to a root word to produce common endings such as '-ing,' '-ed,' or '-tion'

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A keystroke used only at the beginning of a new sentence in the transcript

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A stroke that signals the end of a captioning session in the CAT software

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The final entry recorded in a steno dictionary file

Question 6

When building vocabulary for a medical captioning assignment, which source is MOST appropriate to consult?

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Authoritative medical references such as medical terminology textbooks or the PDR

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A general English dictionary as the sole reference

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Social media posts and forums from medical professionals

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The captioner's own recollection of terminology from previous medical assignments

Question 7

What is the primary benefit of writing a phonetic steno outline for an unfamiliar word encountered during a live captioning event?

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It captures the word's sound in the transcript so it can be identified and corrected afterward

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Phonetic outlines always produce an accurate English translation instantly

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It automatically adds the word with correct spelling to the master dictionary

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It pauses the live output so the word doesn't appear on screen until it is corrected