Question

Informal Speech A speaker says: We're throwing a party this Saturday 'cause it's Jane's birthday. Which of the following is the correct way to transcribe this according to our Clean Verbatim Style Guide? A) We are throwing a party this Saturday because it is Jane's birthday. B) We're throwing a party this Saturday because it's Jane's birthday. C) We're throwing a party this Saturday 'cause it's Jane's birthday.

Answer 1

We are throwing a party this Saturday because it is Jane's birthday.

Explanation:

• A Clean verbatim is a transcribing method that ensures that the transcription is clear and easy to read.

• It should also provide essential information and meaning.

• Clean verbatim literally means that erroneous speech which eliminates the crutch words and fillers from the final document.

• The Clean verbatim otherwise means the method of  Non-formal truncations of single words.
• For example -

1. 'cause - because
2. Hum* - human
3. Laugh - Laughter or Laughing

• These are corrected to the proper spelling.

• In the given informal speech, 'cause' is corrected to 'because,' and 'We're' is corrected to 'We are.'

• Therefore, the correct sentence is, "We are throwing a party this Saturday because it is Jane's birthday." (option A)

Answer 2

Answer:

We're throwing a party this Saturday 'cause it's Jane's birthday.