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The student must have good English grammar and spelling skills.
What the transcriber writes will be the main source of information for some readers, whose English skills may still be formative.
If the transcriber uses imperfect English, that may pass on those lesser skills to the readers .
In addition, the TypeWell abbreviation system depends on accurate spelling.
Poor spelling can negate the speed advantages of the system.
In other words, the system is designed to enhance the speed of accurate spellers, but at the cost of getting in the way of poor spellers.
Therefore, poor spellers often flunk out of the course part way through.
Finally, it's important to not only be able to write grammatical English, but to be able to write grammatical English quickly.
That's a big difference.
We find that some candidates, who can produce correct English when using a spell checker and taking time to check over their work, slip into inferior grammar and spelling when typing at high speed.
A transcriber will be writing English as rapidly as possible.
There won't be time to think about rules of grammar or to puzzle over spelling.
If the student has to concentrate to get the grammar right, or his or her written grammar or spelling is poor, the job will be frustrating and the reader won't be able to easily understand what the student writes.
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