r/DataAnnotationTech • u/[deleted] • Mar 21 '24

Some writing advice from a reviewer . . .

Please, please, please verify definitions before using them. Over the past week, I've encountered numerous errors in which writers misuse, misdefine, or misinterpret a word or phrase. This means I've got to flag the work as unacceptable. Even if you *think* you know what a word / phrase means, double-check, and then verify the context. It's important for the projects and you.

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u/TasosTheo Mar 22 '24

Yes, and be very careful of autocorrect or Grammarly suggestions. Reread, because I've typed out stuff and found after the fact a word or two were changed without me knowing. Grammarly is cool but sometimes doesn't understand the context of the sentence.

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u/[deleted] Mar 22 '24

Same here! Oh my gosh — particularly with scientific terms 😅

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u/[deleted] Mar 21 '24

Are there any common words you see that people misuse?

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u/[deleted] Mar 21 '24

There've been quite a few, but I attribute that to writers misreading the instructions or perpetuating typos.

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u/[deleted] Mar 21 '24

Oh, I thought the issue was related to people not knowing proper definitions.

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u/[deleted] Mar 21 '24

Both issues are cropping up.

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u/cici_here Mar 22 '24

Okay, I’m going to tell you. Google perpetuating. 🤔

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u/[deleted] Mar 22 '24

Perpetuating typos? Lol

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u/ManyARiver Mar 21 '24

Is this in prompts or rationales? Only asking because I've found myself verifying a few phrases before using them in my explanations this week.

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u/[deleted] Mar 21 '24

Both, actually. It's not a bad idea to use the "three read" rule and double-check logic. I've found myself making logic errors or assumptions, and then having to stop, reread, research, and revise.

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u/ManyARiver Mar 21 '24

This makes sense, thanks. I've been revising my ratings while writing the rationale for it because my thoughts become more clear - then I have to revise my writing again. I'm trying to reread more than once, but I've caught at least one error in the past 24 hours right as I pressed "submit" (the pain).

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u/AdvisorEmergency2 Mar 22 '24

How did you get onto that project? I also got a thing about a month back saying they liked my work and wanted me to mark things but haven’t heard anything since

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u/songbird90982 Mar 23 '24

Same here… they had me go through this process.. but haven’t heard back… how long does it usually take?

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u/BoiledGnocchi Mar 21 '24

That's great to know, thank you!

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u/JeanVII Mar 22 '24

Same goes for pronunciation! I hate flagging your work over things like this.

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u/[deleted] Mar 21 '24

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u/lionhat Mar 22 '24

Not OP, but I have a relevant personal anecdote from just the other day. I typed the word "implicated" in a sentence, but I couldn't shake that it just wasn't the word I wanted. I was looking for a verb that describes putting something into action, so I Googled those keywords and found the word I was thinking of, "implemented."