Question

A speaker says:
I mean, I'm not gonna lie. It's not easy to do.

Which of the following is the correct way to transcribe this according to our Clean Verbatim Style Guide?

A) I'm not gonna lie. It's not easy to do.
B) I'm not going to lie. It's not easy to do.
C) I mean, I'm not going to lie. It's not easy to do.​

Answer 1

Answer:

b

Explanation:

Answer 2

The correct answer is: (option C) I mean, I'm not going to lie. It's not easy to do.

Transcribe informal words using proper spelling rather than pronunciation or accent. It is important to note that we only use these spellings if the speaker actually says it that way; if they say ‘got you’ and then transcribe ‘got you’.

i.e. Don’t use -> gonna/ gotta/ wanna/ kinda/ sorta/ cuz/ ya/ goin’/ etc.

Use -> going to/ got to/ want to/ kind of/ sort of/ because/ you/ going/ etc.

Here,

The speaker says: I mean, I'm not gonna lie. It's not easy to do.

The correct way is: I mean, I'm not going to lie. It's not easy to do.

Thus, (option C) ‘I mean, I'm not going to lie. It's not easy to do.’ is the correct way to transcribe this according to our Clean Verbatim Style Guide.

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