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Yeah. Uh-huh. I wanna go to Paris and study, uh, fashion design. | TranscribeMe | Filler Words, Informal Speech

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...