Editing Transcript Style Guide
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Also see our [[Transcript Workflow|transcript workflow]]. | Also see our [[Transcript Workflow|transcript workflow]]. | ||
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An early version is available at this [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1m_nCPXVSFfTw7asW7oMUoINwVoHxKz78Wqeiss_DrM0/edit?usp=sharing link]. | An early version is available at this [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1m_nCPXVSFfTw7asW7oMUoINwVoHxKz78Wqeiss_DrM0/edit?usp=sharing link]. | ||
== General Guidelines == | == General Guidelines == | ||
Our transcripts are in American English. | Our transcripts are in American English. | ||
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Use double quotes for dialogue or speech, terms or phrases, song titles, and scare quotes. For dialogue and speech, end-punctuation is placed inside the quote. Otherwise it is placed outside or the quote is left unpunctuated. | Use double quotes for dialogue or speech, terms or phrases, song titles, and scare quotes. For dialogue and speech, end-punctuation is placed inside the quote. Otherwise it is placed outside or the quote is left unpunctuated. | ||
Use single quotes for thoughts. If the sentence ends inside of a single quote, end punctuation is placed inside the quote. | Use single quotes for thoughts. If it the sentence ends inside of a single quote, end punctuation is placed inside the quote. | ||
==== Indirect Quotations ==== | ==== Indirect Quotations ==== |