1.

Use a comma when a sentence starts with a discourse word, interjection, or yes/no
word. However: If there is a long pause between a discourse word, interjection, or
yes/no word and a full sentence that follows it, treat that initial word as a separate
sentence.
Correct: Well, I thought you had company. (short pause)
Correct: Well. I thought you had company. (long pause)

2. Use a comma between reported speech verbs and direct quotations. Do not put
punctuation within quotation marks unless the punctuation belongs to the reported
speech.
If the text in quotation marks qualifies as a sentence, punctuate as if it were its own
utterance. Do not alter its end punctuation even if the quote is within a sentence. Do not
add excess punctuation after end quotation marks.
Correct: Henry said, "Let's meet at 3:00."
Incorrect: Henry said, "Let's meet at 3:00.".

3. If a speaker says the name of a punctuation mark, write out the full word or words
between curly brackets. Do not add punctuation symbols after spoken punctuation.
Follow this for emoticons also.
Example Audio: I am home period Correct: I am home {period}

4. A web search is a query where the user does not request a specific action that a
smartphone can complete. Web searches are more often, but not always, spoken as
true fragments.

Correct: pictures of Yorkshire

5. If it is obvious from context that a number reflects an amount of currency, transcribe with
the pound sign.
Example audio: " gas has gotten up to eight ninety nine a litre in some places "
Correct: Gas has gotten up to £ 8.99 a litre in some places.

6. Always use the official spelling and formatting for the brand and product titles. If you are
not sure about the spelling or formatting, transcribe them as they are spelled and
formatted on their Wikipedia page. Do not use stylized forms.
Example Audio: take me to nike
Correct: Take me to Nike. Incorrect: Take me to NIKE.

7. Capitalise sentence fragments that sound like the beginning of a sentence. Add end
punctuation to sentence fragments that sound like the end of a sentence. For fragments
that do not clearly sound like the beginning or end of a sentence, leave out capitalisation
and punctuation. Note that sentence fragments may be a result of cut-off audio samples.
Correct: Take me Take me to Woodland Ave.
8. For sentences that follow a single word or phrase that focuses the meaning of a
sentence, put a comma after the single word or phrase.
Correct: Bagels, I like.
Correct: direction, Yolk

9. Write lists of numbers with digits and without commas.

Correct: 3 2 1 fire.

10. Use a colon but no quotation marks in quotative voice actions when the quote follows
the command. Use quotation marks when the quote is in the middle of the sentence.
Correct: Say “apple”.
Correct: How do you say “apple” in German?
Correct: How do you say in German: apple