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.

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.

sam knew that staying up late on a weeknight would effect his exam performance the next day. however, he believed that his friends would be mad at him if he didn't join them. peer pressure and the thought of losing his friends scared sam. he planned to meet them for a couple of hours and then leave early to study for the exam.

halibut, flounder, tuna, and trout are all fish. so your first answer is 1.) fish. and since fish is edible, your next answer would be 3). edible

to describe those fishes more thoroughly, some of those fishes live in fresh water, and some of the fishes live in salt water, and that is not a thing that they all have in common. the question is asking what is common with all of the fish, so answer choices 2). fresh water and 4). salt water are not right.