Understand English grammar and you too could be a transcriber

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We say that tongue in cheek of course, but being able to understand English grammar is essential if you are to be an accurate transcriber. When learning grammar as a child or even as a non-native English speaker, some of the nuances and rules can appear very confusing and sometimes don’t even make any sense! …

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What’s grammar got to do with Parliament?!

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Before MPs head off for their summer break, Parliament has been a hive of activity as the race to find a new prime minister hots up. But what’s grammar got to do with Parliament…?! A recent article raised a very interesting point when it came to grammar, whether it’s a class construct and the Deputy …

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Ciao Italiano! The real meaning of words “borrowed” from our continental friends!

Italian language

The Italian language is far from just words for our favourite Italian food – there are a number of them that have transferred over into English, ones that we now use as part of our everyday vocabulary. There are many words that look very similar in both languages that also have very similar meanings. These …

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Spelling. How would you have fared with these difficult words?!

Spelling

The last couple of months have been exam focused for so many of our young people – whether it’s the primary school SATS, or GCSEs/A Levels or even university exams, they’ve all been in full force since May. This got us to thinking about one element of the testing process, particularly for those primary school-aged …

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