The part of the conversation which initiates the repair will be displayed in red, while the part that resolves the repair will be displayed in blue.
1. Self-initiated and self-repaired
Situations used in:
- correcting yourself
- you can't find the right word, and you find it yourself after a small pause
Example 1:
A: I'm heading off to Sue's-- I mean Mary's house tonight.
Example 2:
A: I need to renew my whatchamacallit-- my prescription today.
2. Other-initiated and self-repaired
Situations used in:
- couldn't hear the speaker clearly
- misunderstanding
Example 3:
A: I'm heading off to vacation next week.
B: What?
A: I said I am going on vacation next week.
Example 4:
Students: We want to [unintelligible speech] the books today!
Teacher: You want to count the books?
Students: No, we want to color the books!
3. Self-initiated and other-repaired
Situations used in:
- you can't find the right word, and someone else fills it in for you
Example 5:
A: I need more storage space on my computer, so I need to get a new umm....
B: A hard drive?
A: Yeah, that's right, a hard drive.
4. Other-initiated and other-repaired
Situations used in:
- you have your facts incorrect and someone else corrected you
Example 6:
A: With the 6% sales tax, that would add quite a bit to the price.
B: The sales tax is actually 7%. *
Example 7:
A: Aren't you glad that today is payday?
B: Payday is actually tomorrow. *
* indicates that the repair has been both initiated and resolved in the same sentence.
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