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Facts About Medical Transcriptionists

By Ugur Akinci | April 16, 2010

Introduction A medical transcriptionist writes Medical Transcriptions (MT) which is a technical communication niche in high demand, in all countries with a well-established medical and judicial system. Market Needs a Medical Transcriptionist Whether the population is getting old as in Western countries or young, as in the rest of the world, the doctors need to…

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Tips for Converting FrameMaker Files into RoboHelp Files

By Ugur Akinci | April 13, 2010

FrameMaker and RoboHelp work together pretty well. The integration between these two applications (that come with Technical Communication Suite) is smooth and relatively problem-free, if not perfect. Advantage of RoboHelp over Web Works One obvious advantage of RH over FM’s old-mate Web Works is this: WW is basically a conversion platform custom designed for FrameMaker.…

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English – How to Use "Less" and "Fewer" Correctly in Your Technical Documents?

By Ugur Akinci | April 11, 2010

Here is the rule: © 2010 Ugur Akinci FEWER is used for objects that you can COUNT one by one. LESS is used for objects that you can only MEASURE in BULK, and cannot count individually. For example, you can count the members of a TEAM but you cannot count the RAINDROPS when it’s raining.…

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English – How to Improve Your Technical Documents by Using Appositives

By Ugur Akinci | April 10, 2010

© 2010 Ugur Akinci An appositive is a group of nouns that explain something about another noun that was not very clear. An appositive clarifies the meaning of a noun. An appositive is usually written in between two COMMAS, as if taking a breath during a speech. Examples: “EYE-8, the most sensitive camera in the…

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