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I found an error in a transcript from AB's program from 10/17.
In the exchange below, one word is transcribed wrong.
Ashleigh's Question:
Ashleigh asks the sheriff if it's possible that Jayme has
a phone with her.
BANFIELD: Have you found any information from her social media? Is it possible she has
a phone with
her?
Sheriff's Answer:
On the broadcast/podcast, the sheriff answers that he doesn't know if Jayme had
a phone with her.
FITZGERALD: I do not know the answer to the second part of the question, if she had
a phone with her. I can tell you that we are looking at the social media platform.
**However, the transcript has the sheriff saying
THE phone**
Not to get all English Teachery, but
the (a definite article) refers to something specific. In this case,
the phone would speak to a specific phone, perhaps inferring Jayme's own phone.
A phone, on the other hand, could mean any old phone, even a burner phone perhaps.
Just an observation.
(class dismissed)