<&>Wellington Corpus of Spoken New Zealand English Version One <&>Copyright 1998 School of Linguistics & Applied Language Studies <&>Victoria University of Wellington <&>side one <&>0:32 i gave blood today did you whereabouts oh <.>the you know up at work this place just past work and sometimes they have on the notice board that you can go up there and give blood so i thought tut well tut now's as good a day as <.>e ever so <.>i i went up and they took my blood word how long did that take oh well it didn't take too long i suppose it <.>takes oh probably about half an hour cos <&>1:00 you have to sort of um <{><[>tut sit there while they drain the blood and <&>telephone rings then you have to wait for about another um tut ten minutes or so after they've taken the blood just so your body can get adjusted <.>to <[>mm oh right <{1><[1>also you should have something to eat afterwards cos <{2><[2>word <[1>yeah no it was really good <[2>oh yeah <.>they they give you um snickers bar and barley sugar and <{><[>you know coffee and that so <[>oh yeah and was there many people there today not today but might have been cos it was raining it was such horrible weather mm out there tut mm people probably didn't want to go out in the rain i see and did you see these photos i got from skiing last weekend yeah they're quite good eh yeah i put them in the photo album they look really good eh yeah yeah <{><[>which ski field did you like being at better turoa or whakapapa <[>mm oh i reckon turoa cos it had more snow <,,> really <&>2:00 mm i <.>didn't why what one did you like oh well <.>i i think i quite like <.>wha i think which is supposed to be best whakapapa <{><[>is eh <[>yeah it is yeah i don't know why though it's probably if you're um more advanced skier you know <.>the the bigger ski slope's probably better but for us beginners <{1><[1>laughs mm <{2><[2>don't supppose it really mattered <[1>laughs <[2>yeah no i suppose it doesn't oh i wonder if it was cheaper what the beginner's thing at whakapapa yeah <{><[>i think it was meant to be wasn't it <[>oh i don't know mm actually i hadn't thought <{><[>about that <[>your car did pretty good driving all the way <{><[>up there and back eh <[>oh i know isn't it good and how's the clutch going at the moment oh it's all right have you had to have it fixed <.>or no i must remember to have it fixed cos it's not really a safety thing in the car it's not what a <.>safety you know <{><[>caution thing in the car <[>one of those oh right yeah word cos to get a new clutch costs quite a bit eh <&>3:00 yeah about four five hundred dollars <{><[>i suppose <[>mm gosh you can't believe philippa's eighteen tomorrow mm i know you know i only just got her present tonight oh what <.>did <{><[>where <[>sort of on the way home from work oh did you yeah i got her some black jeans they're sort of um oh they're sort of fade sort of black jeans yeah and this soap and flannel thing from the body shop oh yeah and so i hope she likes them i gave her <.>a yeah she will i gave her an exchange card so she can exchange it if she wants oh right mm what glassons did you go to i like that one opposite what's up doc i think it's got more clothes in it mm <{><[>speaking <[>more variety <{><[>i think <[>speaking of what's up doc that's a really good shop eh it IS i think the shoes are quite amazing there mm you know <.>the there's quite a nice looking guy in there too oh is there yeah i haven't seen him <{><[>word do you know his name <&>4:00 <[>what's word oh no i don't know but um next time you walk past have <.>a <{><[>yeah <[>have a look in cos he's not bad oh really what's up doc is it yeah i knew there was one in <{><[>word <[>you know down in manners oh it's probably the same guy cos they're from the same company aren't they yeah i think so yeah it's probably the same one yeah mm <{><[>you know kirsty's got glandular fever <[>word oh has she tut yes poor girl god knows how <.>she um i think she caught it off one of the patients at work oh really yeah well she thinks how long's she had that for now oh for a few weeks but glandular fever <.>take can take ages i think it takes a couple of <.>mon you know months <{1><[1><.>to like she's not allowed to have any alcohol for six months <{2><[2>not even a glass <[1>yeah <[2>oh <.>sh mm a glass of alcohol so she'll have to be behaving herself for a while i reckon eh and she's off to bali in february is she yeah who with with um marnie <&>5:00 who's that oh well she used <.>to she <.>w she used to live in london with her <{><[>and she flats with her at the moment <[>yeah oh right and they're going over <,> yeah those um reeboks <.>that where did you get your reeboks were they from america yeah mm pretty cheap eh how much were they thirty u s dollars and how much is that new zealand <{><[>about sixty <[>sixty about sixty <{><[>yeah <[>yeah not a bad bargain have you got all your photos developed from overseas yeah i've got them all done now what was your favourite place that you went to um oh i don't know it was long ago actually disneyland or yeah that was good in it's own um you know it's own whole world but tut if you like adventure <.>th um you know what are they called <.>those what are they called like rainbows end what would you <.>call oh <{><[>amusement park <[>right amusement parks <{><[>yeah i mean that would be the main thing i reckon for somebody but no <&>6:00 <[>yeah didn't you <.>really oh yeah it was good i thought it was really good but i you know was there many people oh <.>sh yeah laughs really yeah god there was untold many nice looking laughs no males? no there wasn't actually oh there wasn't too many <{><[><.>but <[>it's a bit disappointing for you and you travelled <{><[>all the way over there <[>yeah i know laughs oh no never mind there was a few i thought mexico would have been quite good tut that was different that's a feudal culture and you know it's really poor over there quite amazing see all the little kids you know on the street like <{1><[1>five year olds selling things <{2><[2>and that <[1>mm <[2>oh really i thought they <.>were quite sad you know <{><[>not going to school <[>they'd do it for a living yeah they do mm there was this little boy he must have been about four and he was selling um tut bubble gum <{><[>you know <[>they pick it up pretty quickly you know the gift of the gab oh they do mm they're all doing it <,> mm mm <,> i went for my driving test last week <&>7:00 oh did you yeah how did that go oh i was good apart from i forgot to um stop at the red light and so i went straight through it <{><[>really <[>so i have to resit <&>pronounced as reset it but i'll get it next time yeah did you go in the um in that car on <.>the man who was teaching you at the driving school yeah <{1><[1>driving yeah <{2><[2>driving instructor's <[1>the <[2>oh what <.>ty what's that one what's that word um a starlet is it mm three door starlet or something like that <{><[>anyway <[>oh three door mm yeah catherine's been looking for some cars but she <{><[>hasn't found one yet <[>mm i think she likes the um <,> what <.>are what are they called <.>those you know like your friend bruce had datsuns <{><[>yeah she's really into the datsuns eh <[>yeah word is she <.>still is she still good mates with that guy jason yeah they're best friends oh <{><[>really <&>8:00 <[>i mean they see each other every day oh do they yeah they're best of mates <,,> jason looks like his brother eh oh god yeah identical yeah they're quite good looking yeah word looks in them <,,><&>4 yeah cos his next door neighbour's a nice guy eh who's he um his next door neighbour what was his <{><[>name <[>oh mike was it are you talking about mike thompson was it mike thompson something oh <{><[>yeah <[><.>his that was his name he was quite nice <{><[><.>i i only met him a couple of times but he seemed quite nice <[>yeah yeah mm catherine's getting on with him quite well too mm yeah oh and um do you know who i sit with today who your friend um you know the one that they used to call animal no where's he from oh you used to work with him <&>9:00 where <.>w with anthony oh anthony yeah i saw him today but <{><[>um he didn't see me he still looks the same <[>oh where did you see him in wellington just walking down the shops <{><[>at lunchtime <[>oh really i wonder what he does i think he goes to um tech or something oh don't they yeah but he still looks exactly the same <{><[>oh i saw um wendy's friend helen at the pub on friday night <[>word was that that one from polytech no oh <{><[>who could it have been <[>no helen i <.>th oh i don't think you met helen tut well anyhow she said wendy's coming back is <{><[>she <[>in february yeah oh <.>ne oh yeah but so we have to write her a letter before then oh <.>n who's got the address well karen's got the address i've written a letter to her but i never got round to posting it laughs is that right mm what part did she go to <&>10:00 um perth i think she went to perth oh yeah god <{><[>it's hot over there <[>and <.>she and you won't believe it but she's going out with another police officer tut oh is she did this helen girl tell you that yeah i believe it too <{><[>she <.>like she likes the policemen for some reason <[>i believe it mm god oh sasha's due soon as well when is it in october some time oh yeah she's gonna be twenty mm mm another twenty first will be coming up <{><[>soon <[>yeah <.>y all next year yeah should be quite good <{><[>next year laughs yeah <[>laughs i know yeah should be a good <{><[>year are you gonna have a twenty first <[>gosh well me and you were gonna do it <{><[>together eh <[>yeah eh do you think you still will i don't know i <.>just i don't know if you have <.>any i'll worry about it when it comes i suppose mm <{><[>word <[>cos i mean they cost a bit to <{><[>have eh <[>i know exactly yeah but i suppose if you get good presents and that tut yeah cos <{><[>being <.>in <[>yeah well i'll see if i can afford it at the time if i can well i'm gonna have one but if i can't <&>11:00 yeah <{1><[1>cos kathy got heaps of really good presents at her twenty first <{2><[2><.>and so it sort of made up for what she spent <,> <{3><[3>mm tut yeah i <.>must i haven't done any sewing for ages either i went to use my sewing machine a couple of weeks ago and i <{4><[4>jammed it <[1>word <[2>yeah <[3>oh yeah <[4>word oh did you mm i'll have to <.>get have to get my brother to look at it <{><[>try and fix it <[>mm how did you jam it oh sewing something and then i don't know it just laughs <.>w stopped working <{><[>laughs yeah <[>oh did it oh bit of a pain <{><[>cos i've got heaps of mending to do as well <[>mm yeah mm we went to the um hairdressing competitions on the weekend oh really what was that <{><[>like <[>oh i think they <.>were i mean it wasn't you that we saw there eh no no oh it was <.>re it was really quite good eh <&>12:00 there's some really weird sort of hair styles in ultra trendy oh <{><[>really <[>i mean it sort <.>of it was the image that it had to be really oh <{><[>yeah <[>if you're into fashion you would have loved it yeah i suppose it would be <{><[>word <[>i thought it was really good it was really quite <.>a cos it's not the sort of everyday wear no so it's quite good i was gonna um tut one of the girls at my dad's work was gonna put my hair up for it yeah cos i've got long hair so she was gonna put it up but um she was too late entering oh <{><[>right <[>so she didn't do it so were you gonna be one of the models in that <,,> oh well <.>just just so she could put my hair up yeah oh was that elizabeth was it yeah oh i think i <{><[>remember you saying that <[>it would have been <.>quite quite a good experience <{><[>really <[>it would have yeah cos you'd get to you know meet heaps of people yeah but then you see the models have to sit still for twenty minutes really <{><[>why's that <[>well well they have to sit still while the judges go round and judge them all <{1><[1>and <.>they and they have to sit still and they have to pose for twenty minutes <{2><[2>and i'm quite glad i didn't do it because i wouldn't be able to sit still for about five <{3><[3>minutes <[1>oh yeah <&>13:00 <[2>mm <[3>no cos <.>you you basically can't breathe or blink cos you can't move god is that right so how was she going to put your hair up anyway i mean <.>what oh i don't <{><[>know don't know <[>style oh probably hot rods <.>and oh <{><[>yeah <[>do something like that but it would have been quite good cos i would have um oh she was gonna borrow some clothes off this girl she's really trendy oh really <{><[>that would've been good <[>and i <.>was yeah i was gonna <.>dress she was gonna make me dress really ultra trendy oh gosh you know real high <{><[>platform shoes and laughs <[>yeah oh really god stuff that i'd never wear yeah how long's she been hair dressing for then elizabeth <{1><[1>oh she's just an apprentice this was just in the apprentice <{2><[2>ones <[1>yeah <[2>oh i see oh yeah no she's only just sort of started out really mm does she like it <&>14:00 yeah i think she does but it's always hard when you're an apprentice cos yeah you know you start at the bottom and you have to work your way up mm so you get all the dirty jobs as one might say oh right mm mm but i've got <.>th i got this magazine <.>that that i was reading today and in them they had these c ds mm and you can <.>buy you have to join the club and you <.>buy you can buy three c ds and <{><[><.>each <[>where's this from oh it's this send away thing and you buy three c ds and they're each nine dollars ninety five so i might join it oh is that right <{><[>that is good <[>yeah yeah you save at least twenty dollars on that well <{><[>more than that <[>don't you more than that <{><[><.>cos <[>how much are c ds anyway <{><[>i don't really buy them <[>on average about thirty dollars god is that right <,,><&>3 so i'm slowly building up the c ds yeah but you get a bit sick of them in the end though i do anyhow mm <,,><&>3 mm yeah the rolling stones's um concert's on this weekend oh yeah <{><[>word <[>just on t v oh yeah from twelve till one so i'm gonna tape that cos i like the rolling stones yeah they're pretty good mm have you got their tape i've got the c d oh right <&>15:20