Doesn’t it feel like the point in the year when Christmas songs are played in stores is earlier and earlier with each passing year? It seems like we’ve no sooner returned from our summer holidays than minced pies & Christmas crackers are being loaded onto the shelves! We’re all for feeling festive… it just needs …
Diverting from the world of transcription for a minute, anyone who lives in a house with teenagers will probably relate to this: turning on the subtitles on Netflix. Why?! Now of course I’m not talking about the necessity for those who are hearing impaired. In fact, this is exactly who I would assume is the …
Forget words for a minute – and we know they’re the foundation of our transcription service, of course – but there are so many facts and figures in transcription we see mentioned… it’s enough to make your head spin! The numbers involved in the world of transcription are often misunderstood. While many don’t believe that …
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! …
If you’ve read any of our previous blogs, especially those about AI, you’ll know that accents and transcription can be the biggest thorn in the side of accuracy. YouTube for Kids has had a number of issues where children’s content experienced what’s known as inappropriate content hallucination where the meaning of a word is incorrectly transcribed. We even spoke …
We always find it interesting to read about when AI has missed the mark with transcription – and this article we stumbled across made us smile, as it covers an issue we’ve highlighted a number of times before… When TikTok transcription goes wrong… The AI behind social media platform TikTok has by all accounts made …
Why do the summer holidays always seem to go so quickly?! With the back to school buzz upon us, we’re taking a look at how you can apply the same principles of getting organised to go back to school when you were a child to going back to business after the summer holidays too! Does …
Podcasts are a relatively new phenomenon. The concept didn’t even exist at the turn of the century… The first iPod debuted in 2001, and it wasn’t until 2004, that former MTV VJ Adam Curry and software developer Dave Winer devised a plan that would enable them to download online radio broadcasts from the internet directly …
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 …
We’re no stranger to the fact that English grammar and vocabulary is full of irregularities. It’s one of the biggest frustrations for non-native English speakers! There are some words that have a similar meaning that many people use interchangeably but how do you know which version is the correct version to use?! Here’s the lowdown …