So, I want a sweater

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:blossom: In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful. :blossom:

Hi!

What does he really say?

Original text: :point_down:

1- Oh … So, I want a sweater, but I want some shirts, some pants, some socks, some shoes.

Online audio to text: :point_down:

2- Oh, uh, do I want a sweater, or do I want some shirts, or some pants, or some socks?

Which is correct?

Thank you

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#2, except I don’t think he says the last ‘or’.

Oh, uh, do I want a sweater, or do I want some shirts, or some pants, or some socks

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Thank you so much, NearlyNapping :rose:
Very nice.

I have one more question:
Is #2 a question sentence?

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It is more of a rhetorical question, so he does not expect a response. I think he is talking to himself while he decides what he wants.

A question mark is the right punctuation.

I think ‘Do I’ is always a question.

Same with:
Can I
Will I
Shall I
Can you
etc

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Thank you so much, NearlyNapping :rose:
Very nice.

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Number 2 is definitely correct, but the man doesn’t say ‘or’ with 'pants, and therefore the last ‘or’ must be omitted. So the sentence is as following:

  • Oh, uh, do I want a sweater, or do I want some shirts, or some pants, some socks?
    I simply had to correct this @rezaforu
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Thank you so much, Masme :rose:
Very nice.

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Not at all.

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