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TranscribeMe Crutch Words, Informal Speech A speaker says: You know, I'm afraid you're just too loud. Like, seriously, you need to calm down. Which of the following is the correct way to transcribe this according to our Clean Verbatim Style Guide? A) I am afraid you are just too loud. You need to calm down. B) I'm afraid you're just too loud. Seriously, you need to calm down. C) You know, I'm afraid you're just too loud. Like, seriously, you need to calm down. Answer: B Explanation: Option B is correct because according to the Clean Verbatim Style Guide?           A crutch word is an utterance (often a verbal tic) that adds no meaning to what is said. At TranscribeMe, we ONLY ​ remove the crutch words ​ like ​ and ​ you know ​ when they are inessential to the sentence. ​ All other crutch   words should be transcribed. Said:   You know , I'm afraid you're just too loud. Like, seriously, you need to calm down. Type: I'm afraid...

TranscribeMe Crutch Words, Informal Speech 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: C Explanation: Option C is correct because according to the Clean Verbatim Style Guide? Transcribe informal words with their proper spelling, ​ not ​ based on pronunciation or accent. We make an exception for the following frequently used words, with these spellings: ​ gotcha ​ , ​ y'all ​ , ​ ain't ​ , and ​ I'ma ​ . Note that we only use these spellings if the speaker actually says it that way; if they say ​ got you ​ , then transcribe ​ got you ​ .            No ​ ​ → gonna   ​ / ​ gotta   ​ / ​   wanna   ​ / ​   kinda   ​ / ​   sorta ​ ...