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  <&>Wellington Corpus of Spoken New Zealand English Version One</&>
  <&>Copyright 1998 School of Linguistics & Applied Language Studies</&>
  <&>Victoria University of Wellington</&>

  <&>side one</&>
  <&>11:09</&>
  

  <WSC#DGB029:0005:HC>
      morning gary

  <WSC#DGB029:0010:Z1>
      hello there neil

  <WSC#DGB029:0015:Z1>
      how are you <latch>

  <WSC#DGB029:0020:HC>
      too bad thank you

  <WSC#DGB029:0025:Z1>
      good

  <WSC#DGB029:0030:Z1>
      er just a quick sports comment

  <WSC#DGB029:0035:Z1>
      i woke up this morning to an early news i don't remember which
      one it was and heard a reference about our game in sri lanka but
      then at nine oclock i heard the captain speak and what did he
      have words about our inexperienced bowlers but he himself has
      nothing to crow about if i can put it that way

  <WSC#DGB029:0040:Z1>
      he we could be a hundred and fifty runs better off if he'd taken
      the first of those two catches he dropped

  <WSC#DGB029:0045:HC>
      yes that's quite right <{><[>yeah</[>

  <WSC#DGB029:0050:Z1>
      <[>we</[></{> we are er we're in the the you might say we're in
      the pooh

  <WSC#DGB029:0055:Z1>
      we CAN hope for a draw

  <WSC#DGB029:0060:Z1>
      i only hope they can play for that

  <WSC#DGB029:0065:Z1>
      it's a <.>b</.> a draw's better than a loss

  <WSC#DGB029:0070:HC>
      mhm

  <WSC#DGB029:0075:Z1>
      it's not it's not a win but it's much better than a loss

  <WSC#DGB029:0080:HC>
      probably <{><[>would've done</[>

  <WSC#DGB029:0085:Z1>
      <[>our bowlers</[></{> ARE inexperienced

  <WSC#DGB029:0090:Z1>
      they knew that before they went into the game

  <WSC#DGB029:0095:Z1>
      why didn't they take a spinner <&>12:00</&>

  <WSC#DGB029:0100:HC>
      <{><[>well they</[>

  <WSC#DGB029:0105:Z1>
      <[>but anyway</[></{> um i no i'll leave steve steve to work on
      that <{><[>one sometime</[>

  <WSC#DGB029:0110:HC>
      <[><O>laughs</O></[></{> yeah it IS right though

  <WSC#DGB029:0115:HC>
      if they'd taken the spinner in they wouldn't be in the same sort
      of problems they're in <{><[>either</[>

  <WSC#DGB029:0120:Z1>
      <[><?>no</?> they're</[></{> quite might they might not be
      you're right and AND if he'd taken the first catch

  <WSC#DGB029:0125:HC>
      mm <latch>

  <WSC#DGB029:0130:Z1>
      then we wouldn't be chasing all those runs

  <WSC#DGB029:0135:HC>
      that's quite so quite so

  <WSC#DGB029:0140:HC>
      <{><[>you've been watching</[>

  <WSC#DGB029:0145:Z1>
      <[>by <.>e</.> or even if</[></{> he'd got to second that
      would've knocked a few off

  <WSC#DGB029:0150:HC>
      <O>laughs</O>

  <WSC#DGB029:0155:Z1>
      and every run is going to count here

  <WSC#DGB029:0160:HC>
      some of the bowling did look a bit rough

  <WSC#DGB029:0165:HC>
      i saw a just sort of a film clip

  <WSC#DGB029:0170:Z1>
      clips we oh we got were a couple of clips <{><[>didn't we</[>

  <WSC#DGB029:0175:HC>
      <[>yes</[></{> and the ball was flying er

  <WSC#DGB029:0180:Z1>
      <unclear>word</unclear> <{1><[1><drawls>yeah</drawls> <.>th</.>
      they</[1> were all wides and <{2><[2>no balls</[2> weren't they
      yeah <latch>

  <WSC#DGB029:0185:HC>
      <[1>all over the place wasn't it</[1></{1>

  <WSC#DGB029:0190:HC>
      <[2>mm</[2></{2>

  <WSC#DGB029:0195:HC>
      not too <{><[>good</[>

  <WSC#DGB029:0200:Z1>
      <[>we gave</[></{> away a few extras all right

  <WSC#DGB029:0205:HC>
      <drawls>yes</drawls> yes indeed but er we'll hope that they come
      right

  <WSC#DGB029:0210:HC>
      you never know <{><[>gary</[>

  <WSC#DGB029:0215:Z1>
      <[>yep</[></{> <O>voc</O> we we looked impossible against
      england

  <WSC#DGB029:0220:Z1>
      course mind you we had warren there but remember that er before
      the world cup started i was one of those who said my god i wish
      this cup was going to come on about three years later <O>tut</O>
      because look england would just knocked us hollow and <{><[>they
      nearly did</[> but we came right

  <WSC#DGB029:0225:HC>
      <[>yes in the earlier series</[></{>

  <WSC#DGB029:0230:HC>
      <O>inhales</O> yes and we sure did and er we're we had it <.>b</.>
      in our grasp but it <{><[>just slipped away and er</[>

  <WSC#DGB029:0235:Z1>
      <[>we had it very close to</[></{> it but the eventual winners
      knocked us <latch>

  <WSC#DGB029:0240:HC>
      they slipped away in the last hour in auckland

  <WSC#DGB029:0245:HC>
      that was all it was

  <WSC#DGB029:0250:Z1>
      that's right

  <WSC#DGB029:0255:HC>
      all right gary

  <WSC#DGB029:0260:Z1>
      thanks <{><[>neil</[>

  <WSC#DGB029:0265:HC>
      <[>nice to</[></{> hear you

  <WSC#DGB029:0270:Z1>
      good <latch>

  <WSC#DGB029:0275:HC>
      <O>voc</O> bye bye

  <WSC#DGB029:0280:Z1>
      cheery now <&>13:21</&>

  <WSC#DGB029:0285:HC>
      fourteen past nine

  <WSC#DGB029:0290:HC>
      radio dunedin talk back

  <WSC#DGB029:0295:HC>
      four seven nine thirteen oh five

  <WSC#DGB029:0300:HC>
      morning reg

  <WSC#DGB029:0305:Z2>
      oh good morning neil

  <WSC#DGB029:0310:Z2>
      um yeah this is about cricket as well actually

  <WSC#DGB029:0315:Z2>
      um i was just looking at those clips um the other night on
      television <O>tut</O> and i don't know whether it was nash or
      vaughan but they come up out <.>of</.> i thought it looked like
      mud and i thought well you know the situation and <.>th</.> one
      of the bowlers one of the <.>pa</.> um sri lankan bowlers his
      back was all covered in dirt and muddy sort of <{1><[1>condition</[1>

  <WSC#DGB029:0320:Z2>
      they sort of you know sort of wonder whether you'd play junior
      cricket in that sort of conditions <{2><[2>over here but you
      know it looked like a pretty</[2> scruffy sort of pitch

  <WSC#DGB029:0325:Z2>
      <unclear>word</unclear> wasn't there some comment about it being
      a scruffy pitch <{3><[3>at the time</[3>

  <WSC#DGB029:0330:HC>
      <[1><drawls>mm</drawls></[1></{1>

  <WSC#DGB029:0335:HC>
      <[2><O>laughs</O> yeah i know</[2></{2>

  <WSC#DGB029:0340:HC>
      <[3>well they <.>w</.></[3></{3> <&>14:00</&> they they held up
      the start of play er an hour or three <{><[><O>voc</O></[> while
      they they sorted out the <.>y</.> the conditions of the ground
      of it was like there was a great big HOLE in it at one part

  <WSC#DGB029:0345:Z2>
      <[>yeah</[></{>

  <WSC#DGB029:0350:Z2>
      <O>tut</O> oh really <latch>

  <WSC#DGB029:0355:HC>
      you know there was a big hole in the ground

  <WSC#DGB029:0360:Z2>
      oh

  <WSC#DGB029:0365:HC>
      and well a number of big holes and <O>voc</O> they were about
      two hours late starting

  <WSC#DGB029:0370:Z2>
      mm

  <WSC#DGB029:0375:HC>
      at least two hours late starting because they they were er
      running around getting dirt to fill in these holes <O>voc</O>
      <latch>

  <WSC#DGB029:0380:Z2>
      oh right <latch>

  <WSC#DGB029:0385:HC>
      you know the in the outfield you you know you'd run for a ball
      and just about disappear down a

  <WSC#DGB029:0390:Z2>
      yeah <latch>

  <WSC#DGB029:0395:HC>
      a a burrow you know <.>a</.> amazing <latch>

  <WSC#DGB029:0400:Z2>
      yeah well the conditions you know it makes <{><[>a big
      difference what sort of</[> conditions you're playing and i
      think the boys you know they're trying they're trying their best

  <WSC#DGB029:0405:Z2>
      obviously er martin crowe's got other things on his mind when
      he's dropping catches like that cos he's one of our best
      catchers all of all time <latch>

  <WSC#DGB029:0410:HC>
      <[>fairly primitive</[></{>

  <WSC#DGB029:0415:HC>
      yes he is too <{><[>yeah</[>

  <WSC#DGB029:0420:Z2>
      <[>and you know</[></{> the <?>extremely</?> safe um in the in
      that position normally and i think it's just the pressure on him
      and the conditions and it's you know it's hot over there
      etcetera

  <WSC#DGB029:0425:HC>
      that's right

  <WSC#DGB029:0430:HC>
      well <{1><[1><.>catche</.> catches</[1> are er easy to drop <{2><[2>but
      er</[2> hard to catch <{3><[3>aren't they so on a</[3> yeah

  <WSC#DGB029:0435:Z2>
      <[1>and i think</[1></{1>

  <WSC#DGB029:0440:Z2>
      <[2>yeah</[2></{2>

  <WSC#DGB029:0445:Z2>
      <[3><.>c</.> course course they are</[3></{3>

  <WSC#DGB029:0450:Z2>
      <{1><[1>and um</[1> you know in defence of what he's what he's
      up up against and i don't you know i mean i think it's only fair
      that these fellows <&>15:00</&> who came home came home for what
      they want er for their own reasons

  <WSC#DGB029:0455:Z2>
      it's <{2><[2>their</[2> own personal decision fair enough
      <latch>

  <WSC#DGB029:0460:HC>
      <[1>yeah</[1></{1>

  <WSC#DGB029:0465:HC>
      <[2>right</[2></{2>

  <WSC#DGB029:0470:HC>
      yes interested to read <{1><[1>some of</[1> the comments over
      the weekend in the papers that it would seem from the cricket
      council's point of view that it's it's a business

  <WSC#DGB029:0475:HC>
      it's not a sport <{2><[2>and it you know</[2> and that's why
      they've kept them on there <{3><[3>mm</[3>

  <WSC#DGB029:0480:Z2>
      <[1>yeah</[1></{1>

  <WSC#DGB029:0485:Z2>
      <[2>mm mm</[2></{2>

  <WSC#DGB029:0490:Z2>
      <[3>yeah</[3></{3> well that's right

  <WSC#DGB029:0495:Z2>
      that's that's what i thought when they when when you know when
      that was all that effort was made to keep the tour going i <{1><[1>thought</[1>
      well it is the money side of <{2><[2>it</[2>

  <WSC#DGB029:0500:HC>
      <[1>yep</[1></{1>

  <WSC#DGB029:0505:HC>
      <[2>it's</[2></{2> money yeah

  <WSC#DGB029:0510:Z2>
      all that and that programme that was on last night you know the
      was it more than a game

  <WSC#DGB029:0515:HC>
      yes <{><[>yes that was interesting wasn't it mm</[>

  <WSC#DGB029:0520:Z2>
      <[>you know it was very interesting</[></{>

  <WSC#DGB029:0525:Z2>
      people are looking into the background of the olympics and
      <laughs>so on</laughs>

  <WSC#DGB029:0530:Z2>
      you figure out what they're there for now

  <WSC#DGB029:0535:Z2>
      they're not there for sport now are they

  <WSC#DGB029:0540:HC>
      no

  <WSC#DGB029:0545:Z2>
      <{><[>unfortunately</[>

  <WSC#DGB029:0550:HC>
      <[>far</[></{> from it sadly <{><[>but</[>

  <WSC#DGB029:0555:Z2>
      <[>no</[></{> but we'll enjoy we'll enjoy all the cricket

  <WSC#DGB029:0560:Z2>
      it's good to get the commentaries um from all these places

  <WSC#DGB029:0565:Z2>
      you know we're not getting the south african one but we're
      getting commentaries from australia and from our own games
      <latch>

  <WSC#DGB029:0570:HC>
      sound <{><[>exciting too in aussie</[>

  <WSC#DGB029:0575:Z2>
      <[><O>voc</O> marvellous</[></{> yes <{><[>great</[>

  <WSC#DGB029:0580:HC>
      <[><.>al</.></[></{> always thought that aussie do it do it
      pretty well <{><[>you know they</[>

  <WSC#DGB029:0585:Z2>
      <[>don't they do</[></{> it well

  <WSC#DGB029:0590:HC>
      they <{1><[1>really</[1> there's a lot of atmosphere about <{2><[2>their
      commentaries</[2>

  <WSC#DGB029:0595:Z2>
      <[1>yeah</[1></{1>

  <WSC#DGB029:0600:Z2>
      <[2>there's tremendous</[2></{2> atmosphere

  <WSC#DGB029:0605:Z2>
      i was thinking <{><[>that too</[> the other day tremendous
      atmosphere

  <WSC#DGB029:0610:HC>
      <[>yeah</[></{>

  <WSC#DGB029:0615:HC>
      mm <&>16:00</&>

  <WSC#DGB029:0620:Z2>
      which is you know it's part of their history i suppose is they
      love the game so much and get so involved in it

  <WSC#DGB029:0625:Z2>
      you know <{1><[1>it's like</[1> it's like baseball in america so
      you get so they get so involved and um they love it

  <WSC#DGB029:0630:Z2>
      <{2><[2>so do we of course</[2> but they they seem to have that
      that

  <WSC#DGB029:0635:Z2>
      oh i don't know i suppose <{3><[3>they</[3> have massive <{4><[4>crowd
      <?>but</?></[4>

  <WSC#DGB029:0640:HC>
      <[1>yes</[1></{1>

  <WSC#DGB029:0645:HC>
      <[2><O>clears throat</O></[2></{2>

  <WSC#DGB029:0650:HC>
      <[3><.>i</.></[3></{3>

  <WSC#DGB029:0655:HC>
      <[4>i think they've got</[4></{4> that element of entertainment
      or <{1><[1>showbusiness</[1> goes seems <{2><[2>to go with it
      and <,> and</[2> and it's hard not to not to <{3><[3>listen mm
      yeah very</[3> good

  <WSC#DGB029:0660:HC>
      thanks reg

  <WSC#DGB029:0665:Z2>
      <[1>mm</[1></{1>

  <WSC#DGB029:0670:Z2>
      <[2>yeah they've got the show they've got the showbiz voices <O>laughs</O></[2></{2>

  <WSC#DGB029:0675:Z2>
      <[3>mm mm it's great</[3></{3>

  <WSC#DGB029:0680:Z2>
      thank you <{><[>okay bye bye</[>

  <WSC#DGB029:0685:HC>
      <[><O>voc</O> bye bye</[></{> <&>16:24</&> <&>end of talkback on
      side one</&> <&>side two</&> <&>13:38</&>

  <WSC#DGB029:0690:HC>
      sixteen to ten

  <WSC#DGB029:0695:HC>
      very interesting being <drawls>around</drawls> eton college
      there

  <WSC#DGB029:0700:HC>
      good morning

  <WSC#DGB029:0705:HC>
      welcome to the talkback line

  <WSC#DGB029:0710:Z3>
      <O>voc</O> good morning <O>inhales</O> neil

  <WSC#DGB029:0715:HC>
      oh frank how are YOU

  <WSC#DGB029:0720:Z3>
      <O>inhales</O> i'm <O>voc</O> i'm a <.>pa</.> patient man but i
      must admit it was taken to <drawls>extremes</drawls>

  <WSC#DGB029:0725:Z3>
      oh <O>inhales</O> i rung up at five past nine <&>14:00</&> i
      <{1><[1>had to</[1> listen to those pommy poofs <{2><[2>talking
      for about three quarters of an hour</[2>

  <WSC#DGB029:0730:HC>
      <[1><O>laughs</O></[1></{1>

  <WSC#DGB029:0735:HC>
      <[2><O>laughs</O></[2></{2> i thought you and your father might
      have helped BUILD eton college

  <WSC#DGB029:0740:Z3>
      <O>laughs</O> <O>inhales</O> i didn't have the <.>pr</.> er
      privilege of <O>inhales</O> being being there but my family are
      old <.>eton</.> <O>inhales</O> etonians <latch>

  <WSC#DGB029:0745:HC>
      are they really

  <WSC#DGB029:0750:HC>
      wellingtonians

  <WSC#DGB029:0755:Z3>
      well no <O>inhales</O> no no the real the real thing

  <WSC#DGB029:0760:HC>
      oh well well well

  <WSC#DGB029:0765:HC>
      something about us must have gone wrong somewhere <{><[><O>laughs</O></[>

  <WSC#DGB029:0770:Z3>
      <[>oh i don't mean they</[></{> i don't mean they went to <.>e</.>
      eton college

  <WSC#DGB029:0775:Z3>
      i mean they lived in the <O>inhales</O> in the area

  <WSC#DGB029:0780:Z3>
      that's <{><[>that's</[> what i mean

  <WSC#DGB029:0785:HC>
      <[>yes</[></{>

  <WSC#DGB029:0790:HC>
      well i've been eating all my life anyway

  <WSC#DGB029:0795:Z3>
      <O>tut</O> and it doesn't show either <latch>

  <WSC#DGB029:0800:HC>
      <laughs>oh yes it <{><[>does</laughs> <O>laughs</O></[> and what
      er what's life like for you these days frank

  <WSC#DGB029:0805:HC>
      getting close to christmas again

  <WSC#DGB029:0810:Z3>
      <[><O>laughs</O></[></{>

  <WSC#DGB029:0815:Z3>
      oh life is very good

  <WSC#DGB029:0820:Z3>
      it's getting close to christmas and i'm on a small diet getting
      ready for the big binge later on which i do enjoy

  <WSC#DGB029:0825:HC>
      oh yes indeed

  <WSC#DGB029:0830:Z3>
      if there's anything left over after myrtle eats <&>15:00</&>

  <WSC#DGB029:0835:HC>
      it's amazing to think it's nearly a year since you visited <{><[>us</[>
      in your father christmas suit

  <WSC#DGB029:0840:Z3>
      <[><O>tut</O></[></{>

  <WSC#DGB029:0845:Z3>
      oh <{><[><laughs>oh</laughs></[>

  <WSC#DGB029:0850:HC>
      <[>i presume that's</[></{> what it was

  <WSC#DGB029:0855:Z3>
      oh well yeah now that's an interesting thing because i think
      i've <O>inhales</O> put on half a stone since then but i <O>inhales</O>
      i'll still be the <&>tape cuts out</&> <?>skinniest</?> santa
      claus <laughs>you'll ever see</laughs> <O>both laugh</O>

  <WSC#DGB029:0860:HC>
      yes indeed

  <WSC#DGB029:0865:HC>
      well we we thought it was a <.>br</.> it WAS your santa claus
      outfit

  <WSC#DGB029:0870:HC>
      wasn't your <.>br</.> <.>d</.> er long johns was it your red
      ones <latch>

  <WSC#DGB029:0875:Z3>
      yeah quite right <{><[>quite right yeah</[>

  <WSC#DGB029:0880:HC>
      <[>yeah oh</[></{> good stuff

  <WSC#DGB029:0885:Z3>
      now on a <.>s</.> more serious serious note <O>inhales</O> i
      just want to put in my spoke for the <.>cou</.> council meeting
      that richard walls is having today

  <WSC#DGB029:0890:HC>
      oh tomorrow

  <WSC#DGB029:0895:Z3>
      tomorrow is it

  <WSC#DGB029:0900:Z3>
      <{><[>yes</[> <O>tut</O> i hope er that they all look very
      closely at what's been going on over the last fortnight cos
      there's people <drawls>outside</drawls> <O>inhales</O> in
      dunedin that are viewing them <drawls>very</drawls> very closely
      after what's been happening

  <WSC#DGB029:0905:HC>
      <[>yeah</[></{>

  <WSC#DGB029:0910:HC>
      all right frank and oh <{><[><unclear>word</unclear></[>

  <WSC#DGB029:0915:Z3>
      <[>and i hope</[></{> they take it to heart

  <WSC#DGB029:0920:Z3>
      there's a lot of hard things going <&>16:00</&> on out <O>inhales</O>
      outside in the world today but the some of the some of the
      councillors are i think have been making a bit of hay and it's
      um it's viewed with er with what what's the word it's viewed <.>dark</.>
      <O>inhales</O> darkly

  <WSC#DGB029:0925:HC>
      <laughs>all right</laughs> all right frank

  <WSC#DGB029:0930:HC>
      i'm sure that advice will be taken on board

  <WSC#DGB029:0935:Z3>
      and <O>inhales</O> what are you expecting for christmas old mate

  <WSC#DGB029:0940:HC>
      <O>laughs</O> er i might be in the backbenches <O>both laugh</O>

  <WSC#DGB029:0945:HC>
      i don't know

  <WSC#DGB029:0950:HC>
      i <.>e</.> i expect nothing and that way i'm always surprised

  <WSC#DGB029:0955:Z3>
      well that's the story

  <WSC#DGB029:0960:Z3>
      i've always expected nothing and that's what i've always got so
      i've had a very good few years <{><[>lately</[>

  <WSC#DGB029:0965:HC>
      <[><O>laughs</O></[></{> fair enough frank

  <WSC#DGB029:0970:Z3>
      okay

  <WSC#DGB029:0975:HC>
      good to hear you boy

  <WSC#DGB029:0980:Z3>
      cheers so i'll see you nearer christmas <O>inhales</O> neil

  <WSC#DGB029:0985:HC>
      all right frank

  <WSC#DGB029:0990:Z3>
      okay

  <WSC#DGB029:0995:HC>
      <{><[><laughs>bye</laughs></[>

  <WSC#DGB029:1000:Z3>
      <[>bye</[></{>

  <WSC#DGB029:1005:HC>
      that's our mystery man our frank

  <WSC#DGB029:1010:HC>
      don't know who he is but there he is

  <WSC#DGB029:1015:HC>
      thirteen to ten

  <WSC#DGB029:1020:HC>
      four seven nine thirteen oh five <&>16:50</&>
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