Verbatim Spelling Policy

Because of the strict verbatim policy on Spanish jobs, things like affirmative sounds, negative sounds and slang must be included and typed as spoken. To ensure continuity across all SpeakWrite jobs, refer to the following list of common spellings you will need when completing Spanish jobs.

Type	Spelling

Type

Spelling

Affirmative Sounds

(Sounds that mean "yes")

uh huh

mm hmm

Okay or OK (Do not type Ok or ok.)

all right (Do not type alright.)

Negative Sounds

(Sounds that mean "no")

nuh uh

uh uh

mm mm

Slang

gonna

wanna

kinda

'cause

Slang Spellings

Do not go overboard with phonetic spellings for slang! If you know the word the speaker is saying, spell it appropriately. A phonetic spelling is only needed if the client is saying a made-up word or has significantly mispronounced a word.