Dictated: Let me check the dates.
Translated: Let me check the date. 1 Error

2. Each present-tense verb read as past tense and vice versa.

Dictated: In other words, you acted as a clerk.
Translated: In other words, you act as a clerk. 1 Error

3. Each misspelled word.

Translated: hotpital (for hospital)
Translated: bakeed (for baked) 1 Error

Dictated: That doctor is not my doctor.
Translated: That docter is not my docter. 2 Errors

NOTE: The same misspelled word is an error each time it occurs.

4. Each wrong name.

Dictated: Mr. Smith followed me home.
Translated: Mr. Jones followed me home. 1 Error

5. Each omitted period and/or comma that is required by the rules of punctuation and/or grammar.

Dictated: I couldn't. I was asleep.
Translated: I couldn't I was asleep. 1 Error

Dictated: I couldn't. He was asleep.
Translated: I couldn't he was asleep. 2 Errors

Dictated: I couldn't. He was asleep.
Translated: I couldn't {FPL} he was asleep. 2 Errors

Dictated: September 20, 1993 will be the first day of classes.
Translated: September 10 1993 will be the first day of classes. 1 Error

Dictated: Vienna, Virginia
Translated: Vienna Virginia 1 Error

Dictated: The library added new books, magazines, newspapers, and tapes to its collection.
Translated: The library added new books magazines, newspapers, and tapes to its collection. 1 Error

Dictated: If he doesn't call before noon, we will leave without him.
Translated: If he doesn't call before noon we will leave without him. 1 Error

6. Each obvious question mark omitted from an interrogative sentence or added to a non-interrogative sentence.

Dictated: Q. What is your name?
Translated: Q. What is your name. 1 Error

7. Each incorrect number or money figure.

Dictated: May one, nineteen fifty one.
Translated: May 1, 1815. 3 Errors
Translated: May 2, 1815. 4 Errors

Dictated: One hundred forty three dollars, sixty cents.
Translated: 143.60 (omitted $ sign or word "dollars") 1 Error
Translated: $142.40 2 Errors

7b. Numbers between 1-10 should be written out; over ten, the numbers should be written in numbers:

Dictated: one hundred fifty
Translated: one hundred 50 1 Error (for style)
Translated: one hundred fifty 1 Error (for style)
Translated: 150 0 Errors

Dictated: one twenty-nine Main Street
Translated: one hundred twenty-nine Main Street 1 Error
Translated: 129 Main Street 0 Errors

Dictated: I have five boys
Translated: I have 5 boys 1 Error
Translated: I have five boys 0 Errors

8. Misspelled or non-capitalized names.

Dictated: Bill Clinton
Translated: bill Klinton 2 Errors

9. Each contraction written as two words and vice versa.

Dictated: I don't know.
Translated: I do not know. 1 Error

Dictated: they're
Translated: they are 1 Error

Dictated: they are
Translated: they're 1 Error

10. Each wrong word or mistranslated stroke:

Dictated: I didn't see the car until we hit.
Translated: I didn't notice any vehicle until we hit. 3 Errors

Dictated: I went down the street.
Translated: I went do you know the street. 1 Error

Dictated: humanity
Translated: hugh man it tee 1 Error

Dictated: Peterson
Translated: Peter son 1 Error
Translated: Peter sop 1 Error

11. Each omitted apostrophe that designates possession.

Dictated: The dog ate the cat's food.
Translated: The dog ate the cats food. 1 Error

12. Each conflict and/or any extra words contained in the conflict translation.

Dictated: I can take only one pair of shoes.
Translated: I can take only one pear of shoes. 1 Error

Dictated: Please help us to break this cycle.
Translated: Please help us to {break; brake} this cycle. 1 Error

Dictated: This drug will alleviate your pain.
Translated: This drug will a {leave; leaf} ate your pain. 1 Error

13. Each untranslate.

Dictated: Did you stay at the Marriott?
Translated: Did you stay at the MAR YOT? 1 Error

14. Numbers that do not hook together.

Dictated: This fossil is guessed to be from 1541.
Translated: This fossil is guessed to be from 1541. 1 Error

15. Compound words separated with a space and with a change in meaning, as long as the spelling of the parts of the compound word is the same as it would be if no space were added.

Dictated: I walked away from the people.
Translated: I walked a way from the people. 1 Error

16. Two words connected that should not be connected with a change in meaning, as long as the spelling of the two words is the same as it would be if there were a space in between the two words.

Dictated: He is over the hill.
Translated: He is over the hill. 1 Error

17. Stacking errors.

Dictated: I went home. The victim was there.
Translated: I went home T victim was there. 2 Errors

Dictated: He asked for you. I said you went out.
Translated: He asked for U I said you went out. 2 Errors
Translated: He asked for. You I said you went out. 2 Errors

THE FOLLOWING WILL NOT BE COUNTED AS ERRORS:

1. Use of the word "dollars" instead of the $ symbol.
2. Use of the word "percent" instead of the % sign.
3. Omitted quotation marks.
4. A word that does not translate, but forms the correct English word.

   Dictated: Hub
   Translated: {HUB}

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