Hesitation sounds, filled pauses Transcribers will indicate filled pauses using a standardized spelling. These hesitation words do not require any special markup. The word should be spelled in standard orthography. Do not try to represent how the word was pronounced. Speaker Noises Sometimes speakers will make noises in between words.
Examples are things like sshhhhhhhhh, ssssssssssss, pssssssss.
Note these sounds with a backslash and the first two letters of the sound heard. I don't know. This was used when they weren't sure of what was being said. If you cannot determine what is said, place your best guess in double parentheses. These tags must be removed.