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| Style guide for [[The Portal Transcripts]]. [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1m_nCPXVSFfTw7asW7oMUoINwVoHxKz78Wqeiss_DrM0/edit?usp=sharing Link]. | | Style guide for [[The Portal Transcripts]]. |
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| == Word Processor Configuration ==
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| * Disable smart quotes
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| * Disable Substitutions
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| == Spelling Help ==
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| Search for unknown terms or names, or search for some of the words in their context to find their proper spelling.
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| == Headings ==
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| Generally, our transcripts will be posted on pages under a level 2 heading, so any subheadings in the transcript should begin at a level 3 heading.
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| == Paragraphs ==
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| Paragraphs should contain a whole idea.
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| === Paragraph Breaks ===
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| Paragraph breaks don't always have to be for total change of topic. The next subtopic in a line of thought can be broken into its own paragraph to help readability. More paragraphs also = more timestamps.
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| === Timestamp ===
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| The timestamp is italicized, always of the form 00:00:00 (hours:minutes:seconds). It marks the beginning of a paragraph. It is separated by a line break (shift+enter) instead of a paragraph break. This can be checked by triple-clicking a paragraph to select it, and seeing whether the timestamp is also highlighted as part of the selection.
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| === Speaker Tag ===
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| The speaker tag is bold, punctuated by a colon, and in-line with the paragraph.
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| == Punctuation ==
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| Our punctuation rules.
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| === Commas ===
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| Use the Oxford comma.
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| Comma before single and double quotes that begin a new clause.
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| === Hyphenation ===
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| Hyphenate certain words.
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| === Dashes ===
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| Em-dash or long dash (β) for interruptions (mid-word or mid-sentence) or abrupt change in a sentence's topic. No space after the dash.
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| En-dash in certain
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| === Ellipses ===
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| Ellipses can be used in some places instead of dashes, if a speaker is trailing off for instance. Put a space after ellipses. They can be treated as periods or commas for the capitalization of the next word.
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| === Quotations ===
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| Comma before single and double quotes that begin a new clause.
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| Double quotes for dialogue or speech, terms or phrases, and scare quotes. For dialogue and speech, end-punctuation is inside the quote. Otherwise it is outside, or there is no punctuation.
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| Single quotes for thoughts. If it the sentence ends inside a single quote, end punctuation is placed inside the quote.
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| ==== Indirect Quotations ====
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| Indirect quotes (no quote marks) when it's hypothetical speech or . Use your own judgment. No comma before indirect quotes. Don't capitalize first word of indirect quotes.
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| == Capitalization ==
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| Capitalize essay titles.
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| Capitalize book titles.
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| === Acronyms ===
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| Acronyms are capitalized and unpunctuated: PhD, UK, USA, DISC, etc.
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| Slogans that reduce to acronyms are capitalized, i.e. "Make America Think Harder (MATH)".
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| Name acronyms are capitalized and punctuated: M.C. Escher.
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| === Portal Terms ===
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| Portal terms aren't capitalized: embedded growth obligation, gated institutional narrative, etc.
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| However, Portal terms that are explicitly proper nouns are capitalized: The Portal, Wokistan, Magastan
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| == Italicization ==
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| Italicize book titles.
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| Italicize foreign language phrases/terms i.e. sine qua non, unless they're in quotes that aren't dialogue quotes.
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| == Numbers ==
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| Numbers greater than ten should be written out as numerals. Numbers less than ten can also be written as numerals so long as it's internally consistent within a transcript.
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| Year references like "seventies" and "eighties" should be rendered as '70s, '80s.
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| == Mathematics ==
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| Math grammar rules here.
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| === Typesetting ===
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| LaTeX compatible with MathJax.
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| == Editor's Notes ==
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| When necessary, add a missing, unspoken word to clarify the meaning of a sentence, i.e. [if], [the], etc. [https://theportal.group/18-eric-weinstein-solo-slipping-the-disc-state-of-the-portal-chapter-2020/ "... I have seen no printed discussion of where the supposed trading records of this person [are], who seemed to amass a fortune."]
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| If there is an obvious flaw in grammar of something spoken, add [''sic''] after the mistake, i.e. [https://theportal.group/8-andrew-yang-the-different-candidate-the-media-wants-you-to-ignore/ "I didnβt felt [sic] ..."]
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| If something is inaudible or unintelligible, write [inaudible] or [unintelligible] where it occurs.
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| == Miscellaneous ==
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| For words that end in "m" extended with -my, add the ending to the existing word, don't conjugate it. "Spectrum" + "-my" = "Spectrummy"
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