Question

Crutch Words, Informal Speech

A speaker says:
You know, I used to play basketball. But then I kinda got bored with it, so.

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

A) I used to play basketball. But then I kind of got bored with it, so.
B) You know, I used to play basketball. But then I kinda got bored with it, so.
C) I used to play basketball. But then I got bored with it.

Answer 1

Answer:

Crutch Words, Informal Speech

A speaker says:

You know, I used to play basketball. But then I kinda got bored with it, so.

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

A) I used to play basketball. But then I kind of got bored with it, so.

B) You know, I used to play basketball. But then I kinda got bored with it, so.

C) I used to play basketball. But then I got bored with it.

Explanation:

Answer 2

I used to play basketball. But then I got bored with it.

• Clean verbatim refers to the practice of removal of incorrect speech from the final manuscript.
• This includes fillers and various crutch words.
• The repetitive words along with various interjections are also removed
• Clean verbatim typically also refers to the correction of non-formal word truncations to their right spelling.
• For example - "cause" instead of "because."
• In the given sentence, the person is telling that they used to play basketball, but later got bored of it.
• Out of the given options, the proper language is in option C
• Thus, the correct sentence is - I used to play basketball. But then I got bored with it.

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