Question

Crutch Words

A speaker says:
It took me months before I could, like, go back and, you know, do it again.

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

A) It took me months before I could go back and do it again.
B) It took me months before I could, like, go back and, you know, do it again.
C) It took me months before I could go back and, you know, do it again.

Answer 1

Answer:

It took me months before I could go back and, you know, do it again.

Answer 2

A) It took me months before I could go back and do it again. This is the correct way to transcribe the speaker's sentence according to our Clean Verbatim Style Guide.

• The above option is correct because according to the Clean Verbatim Style Guide where verbatim is the transcribed text that does not comprise speech errors, false starts and different filler words, such as: um, uh, hmm, so, you know, sort of, etc.
• Clean verbatim transcription expresses to the reader what was said, while standard verbatim transcription expresses to the reader not just what was said, but moreover how it was said, comprising ums, false starts, and background noise.
• The clean verbatim style does not modify the pattern of the sentences or add, delete, or change important words.
• The above sentence does not include "you know" whereas other sentences include "you know".

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