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was the transcripter drunk!!!
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corcoran74 | Report | 23 Feb 2005 12:24 |
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Talk about a miss transcription a lady who i have been searching for called Laura jane was transcriped as mesers !!!!!!! how do you mistranscript that. The mind boggles. |
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Smiley | Report | 23 Feb 2005 12:29 |
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Hi Norma I know a lot of the transcribing was done in foreign speaking countries, which is why some of the mistakes are real 'head-scratchers'. Sam |
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Carole | Report | 23 Feb 2005 12:29 |
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Or maybe it was the enumerator who was drunk, and thats what their writing looked like to the transcriber! I quite often see 'Names' that aren't really names, but when I look at the original, must admit that its exactly what I'd read the name as too! Carole |
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MrsBucketBouquet | Report | 23 Feb 2005 12:29 |
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My OVERS are sometimes....HOVERS, then OVER and also....GOERS!!!! Thats 4 times a search.... |
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Karen | Report | 23 Feb 2005 12:29 |
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Hello Norma, Today I had the same thing. I finally found my Henrietta transcribed as Henry Ella!!!!!!! Unbelievable. |
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