Hyphenation Rules: Compound Adjectives, Prefixes, and Numbers in Transcripts
Hyphenation Guidelines for TranscribersHyphenate compound adjectives when they precede the noun they modify (e.g., 'a well-known judgment'), but omit the hyphen when they follow the noun ('the judgment is well known'). Always hyphenate compound numbers.
Five-minute diagnosis
- Circle the exact error.
- Name its category.
- Find the first missed cue.
- Repeat the smallest useful drill.
- Test the pattern again.
Error map
| Signal | Likely cause | Next drill |
|---|---|---|
| Omission | Lost phrase boundary | Short grouped dictation |
| Slow typing | Uncertain movement | Accuracy repetitions |
| Wrong spelling | Sound-based recall | Word-family practice |
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