How is spoken gibberish transcribed?

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Such as a court stenographer or someone transcribing an important speech or such.

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If it is a language mistake, you can add the [*sic*] to show you are transcribing exactly what is said, even if it a mistake. For example, “That’s [*sic*] place is dangerous, don’t be wenting [*sic*] there.”

If you mean pure gibberish, they might make a comment saying “unintelligible.” The court reporter has the ability to ask people to repeat what they said in order to make a proper record. If someone says something that does not sound like English, the court reporter and even the judge will probably intervene.

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