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Tested for TranSolutions and instructions said to use semicolon after . . . - maleMT/sm

Posted: Feb 17, 2010

. . after headings. I did this but think that is the reason why I did not score well on the transcription part of testing with 18 years experience. Have you had a similar experience? (i know some people mix up colon and semicolon and wonder if directions meant colon?!)

I think they meant "colon". Ive had docs do the same thing, - saying semi when they meant colon. nm

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That would be improper use of the semicolon. - Unfortunate a lot of people do not understand

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the proper usage of a semicolon at all.

I was taught that you can ONLY use it if the clauses that come immediately before and after it could stand on their own as complete sentences. For instance:

The patient is complaining of leg pain; however, she has been complaining of the same thing for many years.

Or:

The patient is complaining of leg pain. However, she has been complaining of the same thing for many years.

See? Either one is correct, and THAT is how you use a semicolon.

If I were taking a test that gave such instructions, I would NOT follow them, and would send in a notation with my test that this is not the proper use for a semicolon; rather, a colon.

But then again, I'm a mouthy and opinionated geek. :)

thank you geek, lol; know how to use a ;/ shouldn't have followed directions i guess - maleMT/nm

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i thought it was so the computer could grade the test, oh well-6 months before can retest - maleMT/nm

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It is really a blessing and you just don't know it! - meme

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Transolutions is BY FAR the WORST company I have ever worked for in 16 years. I promise you, it is BEST for you that you didn't pass the test.

It happened to me as well - I have 14 years (sm) - confused

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of experience, including QA and account management. I do know, just as you do, that it was the incorrect use of a semicolon; however, after all these years, I have learned not to question company-specific instructions/account specifications, etc. even when I know what they are asking for is incorrect. If that played a role in a test score, it sure would be nasty.

Maybe they wanted to see how much initiative you had. - And just because you are paranoid does not mean

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that they're not really out to get you.

Of course, that is sheer speculation on my part. I could see it going either way--it could be a diabolical plot to see if you have enough initiative to correct something you KNOW is wrong, even when you are TOLD it by someone allegedly in authority.

Either that or they're just dumb. Sadly, that is the case all too often these days.

When I tested for TRS, I had to leave some blanks--and the recruiter told me NOBODY gets those blanks, and she strongly hinted that that was a test of a person's refusal to guess when whatever-it-is is downright impossible. (At that company, we were STRICTLY forbidden to guess, even if it meant sending a report to QA with 100 blanks in it.)

Ah well. Perhaps someone else will come on here and post that they CORRECTED the erroneous semicolons, and tell us what happened to them. Anybody?

(And if they too got dinged, then I have NO clue what could be going on, besides the "they're just dumb" explanation.)

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