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  TranscribeMe Spelling, Informal Speech Which of the following is an approved spelling in TranscribeMe's Clean Verbatim? Type A, B, C, or D in the box below. A) alright B) e-mail C) gotcha D) gonna Answer: C      [Write C in the box] Explanation: Option C is correct because according to the Clean Verbatim Style Guide? No ​ ​→ gonna   ​ / ​   gotta   ​ / ​   wanna   ​ / ​   kinda   ​ / ​   sorta ​ / ​   coulda ​ / ​   'cause ​ or ​ cuz   ​ / ​   goin'   ​ / ​   ya No ​ → OK ​ or ​ 'kay ​   /   ​ alright ​   /   ​ alot ​   / ​ et cetera ​   /   ​ U.S. ​ or ​ U.S.A ​   /   ​ e-mail ​   /   ​ Internet ​   /   ​ health care  Yes ​ → going to ​ / ​ got to ​ / ​ want to ​ / ​ kind of ​ / ​ sort of ​ / ​ could've ​ / ​ because ​ / ​ going ​ / ​ you   Yes ​ → gotcha ​ / ​ y'...

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 ​ ...

TranscribeMe Filler Words, Informal Speech A speaker says: Yeah. Uh-huh. I wanna go to Paris and study, uh, fashion design. Which of the following is the correct way to transcribe this according to our Clean Verbatim Style Guide? A) Yeah. I want to go to Paris and study fashion design. B) Yeah. Uh-huh. I wanna go to Paris and study, uh, fashion design. C) I wanna to go to Paris and study fashion design. Answer: A Explanation: Option A is correct because according to the Clean Verbatim Style Guide? Remove filler words such as ​ uh ​ , ​ um ​ , ​ er ​ , ​ hmm ​ , ​ uh-uh ​ , or ​ mm-hmm ​ unless it adds crucial meaning, e.g., being the only answer to a direct question. In such cases, we adhere to these spellings:             Affirmative:   uh-huh / mm-hmm           Negative:   uh-uh / nuh-uh / mm-mm      Note in this example how filler words are excluded unless they are the ​ only...