Could someone please inform me what TWYS means? I have looked up all the email abbreviations & couldn't find it on any of the website lists. Louise
Quoting Louise & Tim Atherton <athertonlt@optusnet.com.au>: > Could someone please inform me what TWYS means? > I have looked up all the email abbreviations & couldn't find it on any of the > website lists. > Louise "Type What You See" It is the answer to 95% of all transcription questions. -- Dave Mayall ---------------------------------------------- This mail sent through http://www.ukonline.net
Hi Louise TWYS literally means Type What You See, so if there is a spelling error on a scan that is exactly what we must type even if you know it is incorrect. Hope that helps Cheers Kate -----Original Message----- From: Louise & Tim Atherton [mailto:athertonlt@optusnet.com.au] Sent: Monday, 23 January 2006 5:44 PM To: FreeBMD-Admins-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Abbreviations Could someone please inform me what TWYS means? I have looked up all the email abbreviations & couldn't find it on any of the website lists. Louise ==== FreeBMD-Admins Mailing List ==== FreeBMD Transcribers homepage http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/vindex.shtml ============================== Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx
TWYP = Type what you see Regards Helen ----- Original Message ----- From: "Louise & Tim Atherton" <athertonlt@optusnet.com.au> To: <FreeBMD-Admins-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, January 23, 2006 5:14 PM Subject: Abbreviations > Could someone please inform me what TWYS means? > I have looked up all the email abbreviations & couldn't find it on any of > the website lists. > Louise > > > ==== FreeBMD-Admins Mailing List ==== > FreeBMD Transcribers homepage > http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/vindex.shtml > > ============================== > Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. > Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx > >
Hi Louise & Tim, TWYS means Type what you see. Regards David Jenkins. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Louise & Tim Atherton" <athertonlt@optusnet.com.au> To: <FreeBMD-Admins-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, January 23, 2006 7:44 PM Subject: Abbreviations > Could someone please inform me what TWYS means? > I have looked up all the email abbreviations & couldn't find it on any of > the website lists. > Louise > > > ==== FreeBMD-Admins Mailing List ==== > FreeBMD Transcribers homepage > http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/vindex.shtml > > ============================== > Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. > Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx > >