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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</&>
  <&>0:30</&>
  

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      was <{><[>he</[> in there when we were in there

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      <[>um</[></{> <,>

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      when

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      when the door was shut

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      oh no i don't think so <latch>

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      oh

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      apparently he's got lectures every afternoon or something

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      he gets up LATE and goes to lectures <drawls>and</drawls>
      doesn't come home until late but he's also got another phone and
      his cord's really long so i can take the phone into my room
      <laughs>if i want to</laughs>

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      isn't that just really exciting

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      OH brendan and joey were going to ring you up yesterday before
      you came

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      they did try <.>but</.> <&>1:00</&> they <.>decided</.> but you
      were engaged and they decided <?><.>because</.></?> you'd
      probably be on the phone to either me or <.>a</.> or matthew <{><[><O>laughs</O>
      <?>may as well</?> just come round</[> cos it'd be AGES before
      you got off the phone <[><O>laughs</O></[></{>

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      yeah cos it was really freaky cos i was there all by myself

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      i mean yeah matthew had just rung up and there was this BASH on
      the door

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      it wasn't like it was just a knock

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      there was a BASH and i thought <laughs><O>voc</O></laughs> i
      don't want that <O>voc</O> to be for me doesn't sound friendly
      so i went and opened the door and i thought i should put the
      chain on <laughs>before i open the <{><[>door</laughs></[>

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      <[>yeah</[></{> he said you should get a peep hole or you should
      have said who is it

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      i know i did think about it and then i thought don't be so
      stupid

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      if they really want to come in they'll <.>just</.> <laughs>BOWL
      me through me anyway</laughs>

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      they'll just bash the door down <latch>

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      and matthew will <laughs>know cos he's on the phone to me at the
      moment <.>and</.></laughs> <latch>

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      and you hope he'll get out of his bed and run <{><[><laughs>over</laughs></[>

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      <[><laughs>oh no</[></{> no</laughs> um but yeah so i <.>put</.>
      yeah i came back to the phone and he realised who it was anyway
      but that's <.>th</.> one reason why he rang me BACK <.>too</.>
      <&>2:00</&> cos <.>h</.> <with dramatic voice>oh i don't like to
      think of you alone</with dramatic voice> and i thought <drawls>ah</drawls>
      <O>laughs</O>

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      no i'm sure that's why his mother <,> is worried cos you know
      you being there aLONE having no parents there

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      oh hell <.>n</.> yeah <O>laughs</O>

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      <unclear>word</unclear> parents yeah

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      i'd forgotten that parents think like that <O>laughs</O>

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      <O>laughs</O> yeah oh the glass house is the pub for friday
      night

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      the glass house?

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      is that the <.>o</.> new one in courtenay place

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      yeah

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      now why did you say <{><[><unclear>word</unclear></[>

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      <[>YUPPIE</[></{>

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      i haven't heard of it before

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      because i keep on driving to dad's work and you sit at the
      traffic lights just <laughs>opposite</laughs> <latch>

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      yeah it's the old <{><[><.>con</.></[>

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      <[><unclear>word</unclear> it</[></{> actually looks really nice

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      <.>i</.> i actually saw it and it looks quite good and that we
      should try it sometime

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      it's <{><[>also</[> expensive i suppose

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      <[>yeah</[></{>

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      well <{><[>so is</[> the backbencher

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      <[>mm</[></{>

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      i know yeah

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      <?>dad</?> was telling me how expensive it was the other day and
      he <unclear>word</unclear> think about it

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      no well i haven't been drinking lately

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      oh <drawls>OH</drawls> <O>laughs</O> <&>3:00</&>

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      i got a letter from libby

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      she's a qualified physio now

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      why have you got a letter from her

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      cos she <.>m</.> had <.>to</.> she went down to dunedin to do
      her final exam cos you have <.>to</.> you <.>sit</.>

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      oh i didn't know <{><[>she'd gone anywhere</[>

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      <[><unclear>word</unclear></[></{> yep so she did go off just
      after the may holidays and she didn't ring <.>us</.> any of us

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      <laughs>oh</laughs>

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      so she wrote to us and said i feel really guilty for not saying
      bye bye <{><[><O>laughs</O></[>

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      <[><O>laughs</O></[></{> oh yay <?>bad move</?> so she's got it?

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      <drawls>mm</drawls>

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      oh that's cool <latch>

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      they were having a big party one night and her parents rang up
      <{><[>and so her party got even BIGGER</[> so she's a <.>physio</.>

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      <.>she's</.> i think she's working on the ski field somewhere

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      <[><O>laughs</O></[></{>

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      oh so she's not coming back?

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      she's coming <.>up</.> i don't know

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      i gave the letter to bronwyn but she said she's coming back UP
      at some stage and she'll ring up

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      <drawls>oh</drawls>

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      but <,,> this is libby who disappears without a word so i don't
      know what she'll do

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      <O>laughs</O>

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      i wonder if she wrote to jan cos she and jan were REALLY good
      friends in canada

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      mm

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      and now they're back here jan doesn't get on as <&>4:00</&> <.>well</.>
      jan likes arty farty people

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      <O>laughs</O>

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      she does

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      it's awful

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      <.>sh</.> oh i went to have coffee with her the other day and
      there were all these weird people there

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      <O>laughs</O> not weird people sharon they're just different <O>laughs</O>

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      i always think is this carmen is this mary

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      <O>laughs</O>

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      cos carmen and mary are a couple <{><[>mm?</[>

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      <[>yeah</[></{> <O>laughs</O>

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      yeah

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      <O>laughs</O>

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      i don't think she likes that one

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      no i think <.>n</.> oh i wouldn't be able to cope with that at
      close quarters

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      next door bedroom?

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      no <laughs>i definitely wouldn't be able to cope with that</laughs>

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      no

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      <O>laughs</O> yeah i had um morning tea with jeff this morning
      jeff and amanda sitting on the bridge

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      oh right yeah amanda said HI

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      i know

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      it was really funny cos i was sitting there kind of chatting to
      jeff

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      i mean it wasn't majorly exciting or a wonderful conversation
      just kind of really odd COMMENTS <.>and</.> um then i asked
      amanda a question and jeff went oh you <&>5:00</&> two know one
      another

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      i said yeah i've probably known her <laughs>longer than you have</laughs>

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      yeah this woman walked past <.>me</.> hi

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      <O>laughs</O>

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      <O>laughs</O> and she goes hi

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      <O>laughs</O> and katrina sat that h certificate thing

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      oh for the horses

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      yeah

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      and she <{><[>got it?</[>

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      <[>and she</[></{> got it

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      excellent <latch>

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      apparently they passed two and failed two so she was really
      pleased to pass and she was doing the riding section which was
      just you had to lead another <.>horse</.> ride and LEAD a horse

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      mm <latch>

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      and the horse she was riding started bucking and kicking the
      other horse and if she'd fallen off they were gonna fail her <O>laughs</O>
      but she managed not to fall off and she managed to keep hold of
      the horses <laughs>but her arms <.>go</.> her arms are now
      sprained or something</laughs>

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      yeah? i haven't seen those two together though

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      no i don't see katrina now

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      i just see her dad

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      cos i don't know if she's still doing comm law

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      <{><[>jeff</[> always comes in late

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      <[>oh</[></{>

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      he looks so arrogant

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      <O>laughs</O> how can someone LOOK arrogant <O>laughs</O>

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      he looks cocky <.>or</.> <{><[><unclear>word</unclear></[> i
      don't know

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      <[><?>and he just</?></[></{> <&>6:00</&> and he's SO big he's
      noticeable

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      yeah he looks clumsy though

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      i mean <O>laughs</O> it sounds horrible but yeah he's <.>not</.>
      i don't know

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      i don't <latch>

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      no <latch>

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      i don't look at him and think impressive <?>big</?> <{><[><unclear>word</unclear></[>

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      <[>no <?>too big</?></[></{>

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      just clumsy big

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      matthew's hands look clumsy at times

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      yeah

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      he does THAT or something

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      yeah

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      doesn't look comfortable

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      no

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      have to teach him how to run his hands through his hair <{1><[1><O>laughs</O></[1>

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      matthew this is what you do <{2><[2><O>laughs</O></[2>

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      <[1><O>laughs</O></[1></{1>

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      <[2><O>laughs</O></[2></{2> get one hand <O>laughs</O> place in
      front of <laughs>your face</laughs> <{><[><O>laughs</O> get to
      know your hand be <laughs>comfortable</laughs> with your hand</[>
      yeah i can just imagine it

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      <[>feel comfortable with it <laughs>there</laughs> <O>laughs</O></[></{>

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      mm

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      <laughs>i don't think i could do that</laughs>

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      no no

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      so have you done your accy two two two tute prep

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      oh oh i don't know <.>it</.> no oh this is what i was doing <{><[><O>voc</O></[>

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      <[>what are the <?><.>qu</.> essay</?></[></{> questions like

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      <drawls>they're</drawls> okay

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      oh yeah they're MORE <&>7:00</&> okay but they're not okay

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      aha <O>laughs</O>

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      and <O>voc</O> winfield and zimmerman or something is revolting

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      but only the first two questions from that though wasn't it
      <latch>

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      yeah <latch>

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      <?>it's whitfield</?> <unclear>word</unclear>

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      i know the NAME of <{><[>my textbooks</[> whitfield

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      <[><O>laughs</O></[></{>

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      isn't it something <.>like</.> oh <.>n</.> <.>n</.> well they're
      not that hard

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      it's just you don't know what they're talking about

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      <O>coughs</O> you know that first question looked quite horrible

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      <{><[>i've read the</[> chapters <.>though</.> i read the
      chapters this morning so i thought that would help and it did
      though

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      yeah i think i can do the second one <latch>

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      <[><?>mm i know</?></[></{>

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      i gave up and got bored

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      OH they're INCREDIBLY boring and it really annoys me because
      they quote themselves

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      they go this argument is supported by blah blah and blah blah
      and it's themselves

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      <laughs>you think OH</laughs>

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      yeah roger was saying it's a really bad book

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      oh <O>voc</O> oh it's terrible

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      i mean part of the reading was supposed to be chapter one and
      chapter one's all about australia

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      <{1><[1>i know i <.>don't</.> i don't</[1> CARE about australia

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      i don't see how it relates to the course we're doing

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      who wants to know about all the <&>8:00</&> australian standards

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      it's the new zealand ones we got to be worried <{2><[2>about</[2>

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      <[1>i know

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      it's an australian textbook</[1></{1>

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      <[2>roger</[2></{2> knows two two two quite well

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      mm good on him

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      he got an a in it

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      i know

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      he didn't do that well in the terms test though did he?

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      i thought it was another one of his you know <{><[><.>h</.></[>

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      <[>he</[></{> FAILED

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      bummed out <{><[><?>in the terms test</?></[> yeah

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      <[>two two one</[></{>

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      and he pulled himself up

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      HE <{><[>missed the <.>first</.></[>

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      <[>like WE're</[></{> gonna do

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      hee hee hee

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      oh he he did it all in one year though <O>laughs</O> <{><[><O>laughs</O></[>

  <WSC#DPC156:0895:BE>
      <[><O>laughs</O></[></{> <laughs>oh we should even be better
      over two years</laughs>

  <WSC#DPC156:0900:SH>
      <drawls>oh</drawls> when i went to get my car <.>n</.> to get
      some of <.>those</.> there were all these guys there

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      <.>he</.> he looks after <.>a</.> all these unemployed people

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      i think they go and help him and learn about mechanics but they
      um they <.>get</.> they still get the dole type thing <latch>

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      mm <latch>

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      and they were all there having a wee chat <{1><[1>and</[1> he
      had to sort of <O>voc</O> <{2><[2>trying to</[2> <unclear>word</unclear>
      those people <latch>

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      <[1><O>laughs</O></[1></{1>

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      <[2>mm</[2></{2>

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      <O>laughs</O>

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      and um one of <.>them</.> kev said oh you do know peter out in
      the yard

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      he's the one with the blond hair

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      is that that guy mucking around with the car i <&>9:00</&> could
      see <latch>

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      yeah <latch>

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      yep

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      and he <.>said</.> and he said the blond one and i said nah um
      no i haven't seen him round and he said oh he's doing
      accountancy too and i <.>said</.> he said oh what year are you
      in and i said <laughs>THIRD</laughs> and he goes oh no peter's
      first year

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      <O>laughs</O> i know yeah cos it's like those um christians that
      asked me to do that survey for them

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      she goes what year study are you and i said third and she goes
      oh oh are you <O>laughs</O> and i thought that's JUST what i
      SAID THIRD year

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      don't have your hands hovering above FIRST

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      i said THIRD

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      i know

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      i'm sure they must have been about twenty <{><[>one</[> twenty
      two

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      <[>mm</[></{>

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      yeah i decided they could <.>e</.> they could even be younger
      than us actually

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      mm <,> how horrible BUT on the buses when we were in the states
      and canada and <.>things</.> oh no more in <.>cana</.> in the
      states definitely <laughs>we looked the youngest by far</laughs>
      and we were the only ones over the age of about ten who didn't
      have make up on

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      yeah <latch>

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      <unclear>word</unclear> females <latch> <&>10:00</&>

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      yeah cos i remember <.>th</.> um when <?><&>name</&></?> came
      back from america they said <.>that</.> that yeah ten year olds
      up basically all wear make up

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      yeah

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      and <.>y</.> that's what john said when he came back from the
      states <.>but</.> because ALL the girls are so sophisticated
      looking and look so much older

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      definitely

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      um you know <.>there's</.> <.>they</.> they definitely all try
      to chase the perfect woman so much more <,>

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      <.>an</.>

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      i can't imagine it oh

  <WSC#DPC156:1060:SH>
      but they <.>g</.> they all having boyfriends at ten <.>and</.>
      <latch>

  <WSC#DPC156:1065:BE>
      i know <latch>

  <WSC#DPC156:1070:SH>
      and then sleeping with each other at fourteen <O>laughs</O>

  <WSC#DPC156:1075:BE>
      <sighs>oh</sighs>

  <WSC#DPC156:1080:BE>
      <{><[>i mean it's oh</[> they sound like they have to grow up so
      much more quickly and that

  <WSC#DPC156:1085:SH>
      <[><?>fourteen</?></[></{>

  <WSC#DPC156:1090:SH>
      yeah don't have to play things like murder in the dark

  <WSC#DPC156:1095:BE>
      <O>laughs</O> at age <laughs>twenty one</laughs>

  <WSC#DPC156:1100:SH>
      yeah

  <WSC#DPC156:1105:BE>
      that was fun <O>laughs</O>

  <WSC#DPC156:1110:SH>
      mm yeah

  <WSC#DPC156:1115:BE>
      that was amazing

  <WSC#DPC156:1120:BE>
      you kept on being the murderer <O>laughs</O>

  <WSC#DPC156:1125:SH>
      <O>laughs</O> i thought i must have looked so GUILTY

  <WSC#DPC156:1130:BE>
      NO you DIDN'T

  <WSC#DPC156:1135:SH>
      yeah <.>i</.> <&>11:00</&>

  <WSC#DPC156:1140:BE>
      <laughs>i couldn't believe it

  <WSC#DPC156:1145:BE>
      i say hello to you and i get strangled for it</laughs>

  <WSC#DPC156:1150:BE>
      <.>w</.> it was really vicious too

  <WSC#DPC156:1155:BE>
      <?>i thought you're my friend

  <WSC#DPC156:1160:BE>
      if you're gonna</?> murder me do it nicely please <latch>

  <WSC#DPC156:1165:SH>
      sorry

  <WSC#DPC156:1170:SH>
      matthew was USELESS to murder

  <WSC#DPC156:1175:SH>
      <laughs>i murdered him about three times and he wouldn't die</laughs>
      <&>11:15</&>
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