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Posts tagged as “Language”

2018 words of the year

Current events seem to play a big role in this year’s decisions by dictionary makers for a word of the year. Merriam-Webster Merriam-Webster chose justice…

Is it really spelled that way?

To celebrate National Grammar Day on March 4, the JCR polled the Proofreading Advisory Council on words that surprised them. These are the words that…

Announcing the 2017 Word of the Year choices

It’s December, which means lighting candles, singing carols, and eagerly awaiting the dictionaries’ choices for the Word of the Year. Dictionary.com chose complicit as the…

On linguistics, Seinfeld, and juror engagement

The differences between written and spoken language were explored in a blog post by Cleveland Reporting Partners, with examples from Seinfeld and My Cousin Vinny.…

A fresh and tasty baker’s dozen

By Brenda Rogers-Fiscus, Deborah Smolinske, and Beverly Thomas Proofreading is the last step in the finalization of your transcript. The proofreader’s eyes are the last…

Q&A: Checking in with Joe Aurelio

Santo “Joe” Aurelio, FAPR, RDR (Ret.), has always had an attraction to the English language, first as a court reporter and later as a professor…

GRAMMAR: How important is punctuation?

By Santo J. Aurelio Punctuation is extremely important. Without it, sentences cannot be understood. The job of a reporter is basically twofold: to capture all…