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Crutch Words, Informal Speech
A speaker says:
I mean, I sort of want to, like, go to the moon. But, you know, I'm afraid it might be kinda cold up there, right?

Which of the following is the correct way to transcribe this according to our Clean Verbatim Style Guide?

A) I mean, I sort of want to go to the moon. But I'm afraid it might be kind of cold up there, right?
B) I mean, I sort of want to, like, go to the moon. But, you know, I'm afraid it might be kinda cold up there, right?
C) I want to go to the moon. But I'm afraid it might be kinda cold up there.

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MisterBigBrain

Answer:

But, you know, um, so, yeah, like, uhh, the answer is none of them.

One should simply say: "I want to go to the moon, but I am afraid that it might be too cold there."

You know what I'm saying, right? And stuff like that.

Explanation:

Of the three options you have provided, letter C is the best -- though it is punctuated incorrectly and it still contains informal speech. That's why I gave you the sentence above.