<&>Wellington Corpus of Spoken New Zealand English Version One <&>Copyright 1998 School of Linguistics & Applied Language Studies <&>Victoria University of Wellington <&>side one <&>1:20 so what did you do last night you went to the movies eh yep tut oh that be quite a good one for me <.>s me to see <{><[>laughs <[>yeah YEP <{><[>laughs it was fun seeing it with tara <[>laughs is that right yeah were you sitting side by side nah that'd make it nasty no i sat between vanessa and kerry <{><[>instead <[>laughs <.>w did you go with all the women yeah <.>how how many of you went um four of us okay let me think <{><[>tara kerry and laughs tara kerry and vanessa WHAW GAW hey um yeah so <.>d you know how you guys played music tonight at church did <.>you <[>bit of a hot date mm is that what you were rehearsing for on friday night <&>2:00 inhales yeah except <&>pronounced sept it didn't quite go the same as what it went on friday night what happened i don't know just changed cos i wasn't there as you know because ted locked his car keys in his car <{><[>which <.>w <[>yeah i know we were waiting we're thinking oh where i know we held up the SERVICE <{><[><.>we <[>oh really how long did you hold the service up <{><[>for <[>for about five minutes oh my GOODness and then we thought oh we just got to start <{><[>so <[>oh stink cos we were up here and like it was quite early like it was twenty past six i thought yeah yeah get there early and you know and everything really on to it and inhales and then we like <.>get and i lifted your amp into the boot and then he put his keys just on the little ledge inside his car and then he slammed the boot and he goes oh no and i've told him before that he should have a spare set <{1><[1>cut but he goes oh no it will never happen to me cos last time he had his um keys locked in the car it was ME that did it cos we <{2><[2>were at the fish and chip shop and i said and he left his keys in the ignition and then i decided i wanted to go into the fish and chip shop and see him and then i inhales like i was very you know when laughs when we were kids we were always taught you gotta lock the car before you leave <{3><[3>so i locked all the doors and <&>3:00 everything and so the um yeah so i locked his keys in there and so i told him he needed a spare key in the <.>place <.>sec <{4><[4>spare set but he didn't you know and then the other night i know what happened to me <[1>mm <[2>yeah <[3>yeah laughs <[4>he does tut tut it's just he doesn't trust you that's all cos he knows that you'll get a hold of it and oh <{><[>yeah <[>take it for a burn you reckon mhm inhales um anyway so yeah it was about twenty five past six and so voc ted went and got a coat hanger but <.>that that wasn't working very well so inhales i rang richard and he said oh er he probably wouldn't be able to help he wouldn't know what to do and then i rang rick and he'd just walked out of the door and i thought oh no so <.>we inhales ted kept trying and scraping all this paint off the inside of his <{><[>car oh man it was really awful and then and then at about twenty to seven i thought i'll ring terry and i KNEW terry'd be able to do it <[>oh no yeah and but er see he lived in maungaraki so he had <.>to you know it took him fifteen minutes to get over here oh tut so then he came and he just he took about three minutes and <&>sound of door being unlocked up it went no worries inhales <{><[>so yeah <[>laughs so not <{><[>yes that sort of thing cos ted's normally VERY reliable <[>mm well it was word your <{><[>AMP it was your amp that was the problem <[>word <&>4:00 tut oh thanks a <{><[>lot <[>yeah we if we hadn't been lifting your amp into the um car you know well i <.>i won't ask any favours from <{><[>YOU any more that's for sure <[>laughs you didn't though it was someone else that rang wasn't <{><[>it greg or something <[>yeah yeah <&>moves microphone move that over laughs that's good yeah was it greg that rang and wanted it or something oh i don't know i think it was um tara tara kept ringing a few times yeah yeah where's damon cos where WERE you cos like we were really cos um quite worried about you and <{1><[1>stuff cos like you'd left <.>f i don't know but you left then you came back and then you went <{2><[2>back down again and then um people rang say where's damon where's damon were going tut oh i don't know and and ted rang um tania to see if you were there and <{3><[3>stuff <[1>yeah <[2>yeah <[3>yeah yeah i had a few people come up to me and say where were you where were you laughs i don't know <{><[>i was just walking here <[>just walking did you take the long way no i just dawdled which way do you go do you go straight down wrights road and yeah and then over the <{><[>railway <[>the railway bridge yeah yep sure do you generally yeah that's the <&>5:00 quickest way it's actually really quick you can get to the church in twenty minutes if you if you walk fast yeah yes mm tut mm laughs mm i saw you talking to your mummy and daddy tonight just mummy was it <.>y <.>didn't weren't you talking to your dad no oh for a little bit yeah i'm going to i'm going home for tea tomorrow what's the occasion <,> i don't know both laugh food <{><[>that's about an occasion <,> yes tut oh and apparently um there's a few people looking for flats <[>food yeah sounds like a good reason to me yeah that's good <.>did june <{1><[1>said something yeah cos <.>ted june said <{2><[2>something to ted <[1>ted say <[2>oh <.>is oh is JUNE looking for <{><[>a flat <[>no no she KNOWS someone who's looking for a flat oh so <.>is i'm gonna voc heaps of <{><[>people <[>there's a few people <{1><[1>yeah but it's just you know you want to find the right <{2><[2>person <[1>yeah <[2>exactly you should get them all to come up you know mm you see we sort of decided that we want someone that's like between eighteen and twenty <{1><[1>two that would <.>b probably be the best <{2><[2>cos like when you start getting over that <.>it they start getting <&>6:00 <{3><[3>responsible and serious you know and underneath that they're sort of <[1>yeah <[2>yeah <[3>laughs hee hee yeah laughs thomp shut up yeah <{><[>yeah <[>tut yeah but do <.>you like do we want a guy or a girl or word girl <{><[>laughs <[>yeah yeah yeah that would even things up a bit i guess yeah yep it seems spooky having that room empty eh tut oh yep i'm freaking out laughs sure are you gonna <.>m you can move in there if you wanted that room i don't know it's a bit smaller than this one <{><[>isn't it <[>no it's not i'm sure it's bigger is it i'm sure it's bigger than this one i don't know cos i'd feel a bit mean um <{><[>making someone move in with these blinds the way they are <[>laughs you reckon <{><[>well you moved in here with the blinds this way <[>word yeah well but that's tania for you no but i mean <.>i i prefer to get them fixed up and stuff and what what there's a BIG wardrobe and so it's all right well so <.>what what's wrong with the blinds <{><[>exactly <[>oh that's that's as closed as they go oh okay so like you can see everything yeah <&>7:00 sometimes we've driven up the hill and you say oh yeah damon's in his room <.>y let's just hope he's not getting changed or something yeah cos i'm sure a few people would have seen me wandering <{><[>around in not much <[>laughs laughs but you'd have to get changed kneeling down or something where people <{><[>can't see you <[>nah it doesn't matter laughs i haven't had any complaints <{><[>yeah no phone calls could you tell that young man to put his clothes on turn the lights off when he's getting changed <[>laughs that's stink though eh you just sort of feel like your room should be a refuge and that but <{1><[1>then if somebody's watching <{2><[2>you <[1>yeah <[2>that's the only thing like yeah sometimes i mean i don't mind <{><[>but sometimes you just feel like SHUT the world out <[>tut yeah yeah they are in not a very <{><[>good state <[>tut but yes but yeah but living here you don't really get er MUCH PRIVACY tut <.>a and WHY laughs oh oh word i thought i'd come and talk to you oh are you getting changed both laugh <{1><[1>laughs don't mind me <{2><[2>nothing i haven't seen before <{3><[3>laughs <[1>no um <[2>laughs <[3>well yeah have i said that NO <{><[>I KNOCK normally i <&>8:00 knock before i come and visit people <[>laughs yeah you always so long as you say you decent oh yeah i've really got to get this <.>t room tidied i feel embarrassed now that people come in i never used to feel embarrassed <{1><[1>like <.>no you know mum gets so embarrassed when your room's <{2><[2>messy and you have visitors over but um yeah <.>i i'm embarrassed <.>i even with just tara coming over <[1>laughs <[2>laughs but she's she tidied up last time she knows <{><[>that this is better than it was before that was amazing she tidied it <[>yeah i know yeah it was a bit scary i was thinking oh i don't know WHAT she'll find laughs what DID she find nothing well no she hasn't said anything to me so i suppose you think <{><[>you're safe yeah <[>but she's still talking to me is that rain now better not be i think it is damn inhales long as it rains itself out by morning mm <,,> so you're going to go home for tea so what's on the menu tomorrow night don't know heaps of food <{><[>i hope <&>9:00 <[>heaps of food do you always eat heaps at home have heaps <{><[>of food at home <[>um yeah <,> a fair bit what's the story with um your sister was <.>sh when's she um when's she going up north oh i don't know er should be february i <{><[>suppose inhales don't know <,> i want to get back up there to record michael's band <[>yeah are you gonna go up and play with oh not play with them i'm record record them just produced a produce a garage oh okay album ow what did you <{><[>do <[>yeah oh i hurt my finger laughs um tut are they gonna have a whole album like twelve songs or something or just like a <{><[>few songs <[>um i don't know we'll just record as many as we can <{1><[1>like i'll stay up there for as long as i can before <{2><[2>the money runs out <[1>yeah <[2>flip yeah and then um we'll just record as much as we can and do it as good as we can and then like pick out what's good <{><[>enough and <[>yeah and THEN what're you gonna do with it and then they'll probably just um copy some <&>10:00 off and and just like use it as a demo tape <{1><[1>if you want if you want to play at a club or something you just give them <.>the your tape or if <{2><[2>it's a bit like a reference <[1>yeah <[2>yeah yeah <{><[>oh okay <[>or or or i don't think they'll sell any just give some to friends and stuff is that the band that b j's in yeah drummer who <.>e who else is in it <.>d oh oh i probably won't <{><[>know anyone <[>it's just it's just a three piece band it's <{><[>oh my friend kevin <[>yeah and b j and it's not the other <{1><[1>guy who use to be in the enormous crocodiles <{2><[2>eh laughs <[1>bernard <[2>no it's um some other guy <&>10:30