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the receipt for everything you said but wish you hadn't
means A written or printed copy of something originally spoken, broadcast, or recorded — or an official record of a student's coursework and grades.
from From Latin 'transcriptum,' the neuter past participle of 'transcribere' — to write across or write over — built from 'trans-' (across) and 'scribere' (to write). It came into English through Old French, and at its heart sits the simple, slightly thankless act of copying something from one place to another, word by faithful word.
- court roots
- Stenographers type up to 300 words per minute
- word origin
- Latin transcribere, meaning to write across
- the gap
- Tone, sarcasm and eye-rolls vanish completely on paper
- legal weight
- Official transcripts can decide appeals and overturn verdicts
- machine era
- AI now drafts them, then mishears every accent