Subj : A rule needed :)
To   : Alexander Koryagin
From : Ardith Hinton
Date : Mon Dec 30 2019 14:32:04

Hi, Alexander!  Recently you wrote in a message to Ardith Hinton:

 AH>  now we have a young GP who uses a computer to generate
 AH>  prescriptions in English. He doesn't waste a lot of time
 AH>  typing out polysyllabic names of medications &/or
 AH>  instructions such as "apply to affected area(s) twice
 AH>  daily". I imagine that with the aid of the computer he
 AH>  has found other ways of working quickly.

 AK>  The more we live the cooler it becomes. I even believe
 AK>  that now the computer itself can type the speech which
 AK>  you say to the microphone.


          Yes, our doctor uses a microphone to dictate notes he wants added to 
the patient's file... or "chart", as they say in the MedBiz.  The words appear 
in print on his computer monitor & he types corrections as needed.  As yet the 
software is no match for a good stenographer in terms of accuracy.  Like a lot 
of other software I've seen it's no match for a good English teacher either... 
but I understand he likes it because it gives him almost instant results.  :-)




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