Reduct Transcription Guidelines - False sentence starts

Grammatical Rules

Common Errors

False Sentence Starts

Filler Words and Phrases

Inaudible Material and Crosstalk

Numbers

Quotations and Single Inverted Commas

Stutters and Repetitions

Format of Transcripts

Foreign language

Background Audio and Sounds

False sentence starts

Get rid of false starts (unnecessary repetition or instantaneous revision of words).

Examples

[Speaker 1]: I would- I would like to go over the prototype one more time.

Incorrect

I would, I would like to go over the prototype one more time.

Correct

I would like to go over the prototype one more time

However, in cases where the speaker abruptly changes the topic or drifts away from what he/she is saying, you can opt to either go with the false start or just skip it.

Examples

CORRECT: So, we are planning to visit- actually, we’ll be going to Malibu.