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    01 Basic Rules of Transcription-Spacing

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    The document provides basic rules for spacing with punctuation marks when transcribing documents. Key points include: 1) Do not put spaces between punctuation marks and words, such as periods after abbreviations, decimals, or quotation marks. 2) Only use one space between words, after commas or semicolons, and after periods following initials. 3) Use two spaces after punctuation at the end of sentences and after colons, except when expressing time or dilution ratios.

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    The document provides basic rules for spacing with punctuation marks when transcribing documents. Key points include: 1) Do not put spaces between punctuation marks and words, such as periods after abbreviations, decimals, or quotation marks. 2) Only use one space between words, after commas or semicolons, and after periods following initials. 3) Use two spaces after punctuation at the end of sentences and after colons, except when expressing time or dilution ratios.

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    The document provides basic rules for spacing with punctuation marks when transcribing documents. Key points include: 1) Do not put spaces between punctuation marks and words, such as periods after abbreviations, decimals, or quotation marks. 2) Only use one space between words, after commas or semicolons, and after periods following initials. 3) Use two spaces after punctuation at the end of sentences and after colons, except when expressing time or dilution ratios.

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    01 Basic Rules of Transcription-Spacing

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    The document provides basic rules for spacing with punctuation marks when transcribing documents. Key points include: 1) Do not put spaces between punctuation marks and words, such as periods after abbreviations, decimals, or quotation marks. 2) Only use one space between words, after commas or semicolons, and after periods following initials. 3) Use two spaces after punctuation at the end of sentences and after colons, except when expressing time or dilution ratios.

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    BASIC RULES OF

    TRANSCRIPTION

    Spacing With Punctuation Marks


    Do Not Type a Space ...
     following a period with an
    abbreviation  

    Example: No spaces in
    between the
    periods in “b.i.d.”
     following a period used as a decimal
    point 

    Example: No space after


    a period in
    “Temperature
    96.1”
     between quotation marks and the
    quoted material 
    No space in
    between the
    quotation
    Example: mark and
    the letter I

    No space in between the


    period (.) and the
    quotation mark.
     before or after a hyphen 

    Example:

    No space in between the


    hyphen and the letter L and
    the hyphen and the letter N.
     before or after a slash 

    Example:
    VITAL SIGNS: Temperature 96.1, BP
    120/80, pulse 66, respirations 18.
     before or after a dash 

    Example:
    The patient’s blood pressure fluctuated
    from 120-160/80-120 in the last
    hour.
     between a number and percent sign 

    Example:
    The patient has burns covering 30% of
    his torso.
     between parentheses and the
    enclosed material 

    Example:
    The patient’s white blood cell count was
    120 (normal value is 80).
     between any word and the
    punctuation following it. 

    Example:
    The patient is afebrile.
     between the number and the colon
    used to indicate a dilute solution or
    ratio. 

    Example:
    The patient was given a shot of
    1:100,000 epinephrine in the ER.
     on either side of the colon when
    expressing the time of day 

    Example:
    Let’s meet at 4:00 p.m. at the coffee
    shop.
     before an apostrophe 

    Example:
    The beneficiaries of the patient’s last
    will and testament was shown to
    include all nursing care staff during
    the last three month’s of his life.
     before or after a comma used within
    numbers 

    Example:
    The patient’s white blood cell count was
    shown to be 12,000.
     before or after an ampersand in
    abbreviations, e.g., C&S

    Example:
    The patient underwent D&C in the
    operating room yesterday after
    suffering a miscarriage.
     after the closing parenthesis if
    another mark of punctuation follows 

    Example:
    The patient will undergo another course
    of IV Levaquin (WBC 40,000).
    Type One Space... 
     between words 

    Example:
    The patient was seen in the Emergency
    Room yesterday.
     after a comma 

    Example:
    The patient is a well-developed, well-
    nourished Caucasian female.
     after a semicolon 

    Example:
    Some people write with a word
    processor, typewriter, or a computer;
    but others, for different reasons,
    choose to write with a pen or pencil.
     after a period following an initial 

    Example:
    The H.M.S. Bounty is the most majestic
    ship during the early 1900s.
     after the closing parenthesis 

    Example:
    The patient’s will be given IV Levaquin
    (WBC 40,000) to combat any existing
    infection.
     on each side of the x in an expression
    of dimension, e.g. 4 x 4 

    Example:
    The cyst measures 0.6 x 0.8 x 1.2 cm.
    Type Two Spaces...
     after punctuation at the end of a
    sentence 

    Example:
    The patient was admitted to the
    Emergency Room last night for
    abdominal cramps. She stated that
    the cramps started about 30 minutes
    after she had dinner.
     after a colon except when expressing
    time or a dilution ratio 

    Example:
    The patient’s list of medications
    included: Levaquin, Aricept,
    hydrocortisone cream and Lipitor.

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