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JungKim Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Transcript, 4th line

In the transcript below (line 4), I hear: Particle physicists, or not, were getting carried away. But I'm not sure if this sentence is grammatical.
Please check the link below and watch the first few seconds into the video as well and see if the above sentence is correctly transcribed. If it is correct, then tell me whether the sentence is grammatical.
Link: http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/science/july-dec12/physics_07-04.html
  

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Ouch! Hard to hear. No, the transcription is not right, but I cannot be sure what he does say.

— Mister Micawber

  • Ouch!
  • Hard to hear.
  • No, the transcription is not right, but I cannot be sure what he does say.
  • 'Particle physicists are not for getting carried away'??
  • Meaning, I suppose, that particle physicists are not usually the center of a news frenzy.
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Ouch! Hard to hear. No, the transcription is not right, but I cannot be sure what he does say. 'Particle physicists are not for getting carried away'?? Meaning, I suppose, that particle physicists are not usually the center of a news frenzy.
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Mister MicawberOuch! Hard to hear. No, the transcription is not right, but I cannot be sure what he does say. 'Particle physicists are not for getting carried away'?? Meaning, I suppose, that particle physicists are not usually the center of a news frenzy.
Based on your response, it's come down to either:
(1) Particle physicists, or not, were getting
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