Dani's example raises a point about the English language. Transcribers
owe it to our customers to watch out for possible traps, and 'tuberose'
is one, which you have duly spotted. The word (I had to look it up in
the OED) is a 3-syllable one, so the -er contraction gives the correct
usage for a British reader. You may prefer to rely on Webster, which I
don't possess.
In this case DBT gives the default translation. In other cases the
default would be wrong and we should be grateful to Duxbury Systems when
they have anticipated it, but in the end the responsibility is ours.
Alan Batchelor
Voluntary Transcribers' Group
Birmingham UK
On 26/06/2015 10:00, Dani Pagador wrote:
Hi, Everyone.
I'm trying to make the adjustment from EBAE to UEB and am working
through several self-paced courses to try to hammer the changes home.
One of my problem areas is the bridging rule and its application to
compound words. I use the UEB basic template to check my work as a
backup to make sure I'm applying the rules correctly. Recently I came
across the word "tuberose", something that looks like a compound word
and where I think the bridging rule wouldn't apply--it looks like
tube-rose; one of the examples in the UEB rulebook is kettledrum,
where the word is kettle-drum and the bridging rule doesn't apply.
When I run "tuberose" through the translator, the er contraction gets
applied. Detail-oriented me wants to know why, and I haven't been able
to find any answers on my own.
Where can I go to pick some more knowledgable UEB user's mind so I can
get myself more solid?
I want to be able to work with the rules on my own in a more solid
way, especially as I plan to teach the code in future to help non-UEB
readers with the transition. Ideas?
Thanks,
Dani
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