When we talk, we usually make efficient use of our voice by utilizing contractions. I’m employing the same efficiency when recording the Spoken Bible. In order for it to sound natural, I have to speak like I’m talking to you, not reading to you. I wouldn’t talk to you, saying, “I would not talk to you.” Unless, and this is important, I need to place emphasis on the otherwise contracted word, as in, “I would NOT talk to you.”
So if you’re reading along in the NET Bible as I speak it, you may notice some missing symbols, but my goal is to extract the full meaning in the natural communication of the message.