How emojis are damaging English language as we know it. The headlines this week certainly suggest that the English language is facing an apocalypse of its own – this time caused by a wonder of the modern age: emojis! The concept behind emojis is that they help to infer body language and tone into what otherwise would be plain text. …
How Ireland impacted on the phrases used in modern day Australia It’s always fascinating to look at how language has developed over time, and English is no exception. With different influences from different nations in each English speaking country, it’s no wonder there are little nuances to English depending on where you are. So we thought we’d take a little look at Australia, and how some of its …
How some English words have changed their meaning over time. Not all is as it seems, sometimes! When it comes to the meaning of English words the course of time really can change things quite dramatically. Take the word “nice”, for example. This word comes from the Latin word “nescius”, which means “ignorant”. Back in the 1500s it was used in …
It’s the service that enhances your business in so many ways. Here at FSTL we know only too well how time consuming transcription can be. And when it’s not your particular area of expertise, this becomes even more apparent. With an hour long recording taking as much as 4-6 hours to transcribe, it’s easy to see …
It’s quite something – this month FSTL celebrates its 28 year anniversary! So we thought it fitting to look at how far the world of technology has come with a roundup of what’s happened in technological history on various dates in the month of January… 17 January 1882: Thomas Edison was granted a patent for the carbon microphone for the telephone, and created tech history. …
Mastering the meaning! Christmas is almost here…. Christmas. That silent “T” in the word made me start to think about the pronunciation of English words and just how confusing it can be! I’m not the only one to think about it either – in fact way back in 1922 a poem called The Chaos by Gerard Nolst Trenité amusingly worked its …
English can be a pretty confusing language! We’ve all learnt about the “rules” of English at school – “i” before “e” except after “c” and the like, but virtually without exception there are exceptions! It doesn’t make it an easy language to learn. So for a bit of fun we thought it might be an idea to delve …
How FSTL has embraced the change for transcription. Shorthand has quite some history, but is something that leaves most of us “lay people” quite baffled! It’s been around for about 2,000 years, in various shapes and forms, purely to make note taking much quicker than writing out the full words. The earliest example of shorthand was found in the Parthenon in …
Is it really necessary? In a word – yes! While YouTube is clearly a visual phenomenon, there are definitely a huge number of instances across a wide range of industries where transcription of the video is very useful. And the same applies vice versa – providing audio files for blogs or other online written content can be hugely …
And how precision is key to it all Disciplinary proceedings can be conducted on many different levels, from a one-to-one meeting with an HR department through to a formal hearings panel of a regulatory body. No matter the size of the meeting, it is vital that the hearing is conducted in manner that is fair and just. Proceedings can often be …