Sunday, August 2, 2009

Audio Transcription terminology

At BBC Monitoring, it is standard practice to put ("word indistinct"), ("3 words indistinct") ("passage of about 20 words indistinct"), etc., using round brackets.

1. If you cannot understand what a speaker says, put (inaudible) or (several inaudible words) as applicable.
2. If a speaker is interrupted put --
3. If a speaker tails off then put …

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