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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</&>
  <&>1:37</&>
  

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      what day are you going um home in the holidays

  <WSC#DPC192:0010:FA>
      um <,,> i'm leaving <,> probably friday morning <,> because i
      WAS going to go home thursday night <drawls>but</drawls> my
      sister's graduating on the friday <latch>

  <WSC#DPC192:0015:FB>
      oh right <{><[>yeah</[>

  <WSC#DPC192:0020:FA>
      <[>so i've</[></{> got to go home <.>frid</.> be home by then
      but marina wants me to go out to the pub with her

  <WSC#DPC192:0025:FB>
      oh yeah <.>c</.> sarah's got um she's in <.>the</.> in <.>the</.>
      doing the capping revue and she's got practices all this week
      and next week doing things for that so she's not going home <{><[>till</[>
      quite late

  <WSC#DPC192:0030:FA>
      <[>oh</[></{>

  <WSC#DPC192:0035:FA>
      what are you doing

  <WSC#DPC192:0040:FB>
      oh i'm probably going home on sunday

  <WSC#DPC192:0045:FB>
      chris might give me a ride <,> um

  <WSC#DPC192:0050:FB>
      i don't really want to go home with sarah because she's a really
      bad driver and she might kill me <,> <{><[>and</[> besides that
      yeah

  <WSC#DPC192:0055:FA>
      <[><loudly>yeah</loudly> <O>laughs</O></[></{>

  <WSC#DPC192:0060:FA>
      <.>she</.> <.>she</.> er could do mm <,>

  <WSC#DPC192:0065:FA>
      well i'll take you <laughs>as far as palmie</laughs> if you
      wanted to on FRIday but <{><[>i don't think <.>that's</.></[>

  <WSC#DPC192:0070:FB>
      <[>no i'm lucky i'm not working</[></{> these holidays <latch>

  <WSC#DPC192:0075:FA>
      mm <latch>

  <WSC#DPC192:0080:FB>
      oh i HATE it working in that <.>fuck</.> i mean that factory <O>laughs</O>

  <WSC#DPC192:0085:FA>
      um well when are you working in the factory

  <WSC#DPC192:0090:FB>
      well i <.>ha</.> i was all last summer and i <.>wo</.> did <.>g</.>
      last time i went home in the may holidays last year i worked and
      it just SUCKED because i didn't get any work done or anything so
      and <loudly>DAD always DAD's always nagging me to</loudly> work
      and so <.>you</.> i earn about it's about an extra six hundred
      bucks oh no bit less than that if i work for two weeks but i've
      got too <&>3:00</&> much WORK to do to do that <latch>

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      mm <latch>

  <WSC#DPC192:0100:FB>
      plus i don't think i want to go back there <{1><[1>ever ever</[1>
      again <{2><[2><O>laughs</O></[2>

  <WSC#DPC192:0105:FA>
      <[1>could <.>you</.></[1></{1>

  <WSC#DPC192:0110:FA>
      <[2>could you</[2></{2> work just one week

  <WSC#DPC192:0115:FB>
      <O>tut</O> um no oh nah it's not <.>wor</.> oh besides the fact
      that i can't these holidays because i'm babysitting the boys

  <WSC#DPC192:0120:FB>
      <{><[>well mum and dad are</[> going away to aussie <latch>

  <WSC#DPC192:0125:FA>
      <[>what may <.>holi</.> oh</[></{>

  <WSC#DPC192:0130:FA>
      <.>this</.> right THIS holidays you are

  <WSC#DPC192:0135:FB>
      yep and so i'm looking after the boys and um susan's coming home
      for a couple <{><[>of weeks <unclear>word</unclear></[>

  <WSC#DPC192:0140:FA>
      <[>when are <.>your</.> when are <.>your</.></[></{> when are
      your parents going to be away

  <WSC#DPC192:0145:FB>
      er <,,> they're leaving on the monday

  <WSC#DPC192:0150:FA>
      <.>vo</.> oh and how long

  <WSC#DPC192:0155:FB>
      two weeks

  <WSC#DPC192:0160:FA>
      full two weeks? <latch>

  <WSC#DPC192:0165:FB>
      yeah

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      HEY <{><[>i'll</[> be over

  <WSC#DPC192:0175:FB>
      <[>i</[></{>

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      YEAH

  <WSC#DPC192:0185:FB>
      i'll be over

  <WSC#DPC192:0190:FB>
      <{1><[1>i'll come</[1> over and <{2><[2>stay a few days</[2>

  <WSC#DPC192:0195:FA>
      <[1>yeah</[1></{1>

  <WSC#DPC192:0200:FA>
      <[2>my sister's</[2></{2> er my sister's yeah she's home

  <WSC#DPC192:0205:FA>
      oh she's coming next friday <.>the</.> <.>th</.> and she's
      dropping in to see me but i've got a test that afternoon

  <WSC#DPC192:0210:FA>
      she wants to see the flat

  <WSC#DPC192:0215:FB>
      oh <latch>

  <WSC#DPC192:0220:FA>
      but um besides <{><[>that</[>

  <WSC#DPC192:0225:FB>
      <[>everyone</[></{> does

  <WSC#DPC192:0230:FA>
      yeah?

  <WSC#DPC192:0235:FB>
      EVERYone go oh gosh i wonder what michelle's flat's like <{1><[1>you
      know

  <WSC#DPC192:0240:FB>
      you know it's just</[1> oh heaps of people mention it because
      everyone <&>4:00</&> knows <with deep voice>oh fabbs's father
      <.>bought</.> you know <{2><[2>built him a flat on the terrace</with deep voice></[2>

  <WSC#DPC192:0245:FA>
      <[1><.>who</.> who's everyone</[1></{1>

  <WSC#DPC192:0250:FA>
      <[2>no i don't know who started</[2></{2> oh fabbs doesn't like
      everyone to know cos i think people tend to give him a bit <.>of</.>
      bit of a hassle

  <WSC#DPC192:0255:FB>
      yeah yeah well everyone knows <.>basi</.> there are a lot of
      people do anyway

  <WSC#DPC192:0260:FA>
      and damon's coming up to see me as well

  <WSC#DPC192:0265:FA>
      he was gonna come up and stay for a couple of days during the
      holidays but i don't think my sister would appreciate that <{><[><O>laughs</O></[>

  <WSC#DPC192:0270:FB>
      <[><loudly>why not</loudly></[></{> <latch>

  <WSC#DPC192:0275:FA>
      well you know susan <{><[>oh yeah sort of don't you</[>

  <WSC#DPC192:0280:FB>
      <[>no i don't i don't even</[></{> i never met her

  <WSC#DPC192:0285:FA>
      oh she's a bit yeah oh no she won't like it

  <WSC#DPC192:0290:FA>
      plus there's nowhere <{><[>for him</[> to sleep anyway

  <WSC#DPC192:0295:FA>
      plus she'd probably tell mum and dad and mum would have a fit if
      she found out that he'd come home to stay

  <WSC#DPC192:0300:FB>
      <[>bit prudish</[></{>

  <WSC#DPC192:0305:FB>
      <.>but</.> damon's just a friend <latch>

  <WSC#DPC192:0310:FA>
      yeah but <.>mum</.> you know MUM

  <WSC#DPC192:0315:FA>
      she's not like that <,>

  <WSC#DPC192:0320:FA>
      she'd have a fit

  <WSC#DPC192:0325:FB>
      <O>laughs</O> oh dear

  <WSC#DPC192:0330:FB>
      oh well

  <WSC#DPC192:0335:FB>
      well well I'LL be over

  <WSC#DPC192:0340:FA>
      mm

  <WSC#DPC192:0345:FB>
      um i don't know how long i'm gonna last at home

  <WSC#DPC192:0350:FA>
      oh you'll be right

  <WSC#DPC192:0355:FB>
      i'll probably come back for the second week to stay <.>at</.>
      down in wellington and work cos <&>5:00</&> i've got a lot of
      essays and <{><[>projects</[> due in

  <WSC#DPC192:0360:FA>
      <[>mm</[></{>

  <WSC#DPC192:0365:FA>
      sarah's not staying at home for the full two weeks cos she knows
      that she won't get on with her parents <O>tut</O>

  <WSC#DPC192:0370:FA>
      i'll be fine because they're not at home <O>laughs</O> <{1><[1>but
      um</[1> i mean i'm not going home midterm

  <WSC#DPC192:0375:FA>
      i just gonna stay down here when i'm not <.>having</.> got <.>an</.>
      when i haven't got exams and then i'm gonna go up to your place
      midterm and then um i'm only gonna go home for say a week during
      the august holidays

  <WSC#DPC192:0380:FA>
      i'll stay down here cos that way mum and i won't kill each other

  <WSC#DPC192:0385:FA>
      <{2><[2>i'm not spending <.>a</.></[2> i'm NOT spending another
      summer at home

  <WSC#DPC192:0390:FA>
      last summer was bad mm

  <WSC#DPC192:0395:FA>
      didn't work out <{3><[3>too</[3> well <latch>

  <WSC#DPC192:0400:FB>
      <[1>yeah</[1></{1>

  <WSC#DPC192:0405:FB>
      <[2><drawls>yes</drawls> throttle</[2></{2>

  <WSC#DPC192:0410:FB>
      <[3>go <.>t</.></[3></{3>

  <WSC#DPC192:0415:FB>
      go to japan

  <WSC#DPC192:0420:FA>
      yeah well <{1><[1>hopefully</[1>

  <WSC#DPC192:0425:FA>
      i've been to talk to them about it

  <WSC#DPC192:0430:FA>
      i <.>h</.> i don't know when i'll apply for that in a little
      while <{2><[2>but</[2> <.>really</.> that'd be SO GOOD <{3><[3>and</[3>
      mum and dad said they'd pay for the ticket over <O>inhales</O>
      <{4><[4>so</[4>

  <WSC#DPC192:0435:FB>
      <[1>that's what you need to do</[1></{1>

  <WSC#DPC192:0440:FB>
      <[2>yeah</[2></{2>

  <WSC#DPC192:0445:FB>
      <[3>mm</[3></{3>

  <WSC#DPC192:0450:FB>
      <[4>that's good</[4></{4> yep <latch>

  <WSC#DPC192:0455:FA>
      it's what i need cos my japanese isn't very good at the moment
      not my speaking anyway

  <WSC#DPC192:0460:FB>
      no it'd be REALLY COOL if you could go to <.>jap</.> <&>6:00</&>
      <.>japanese</.> japan

  <WSC#DPC192:0465:FB>
      god stuffed that <laughs>up</laughs> <{><[>but i mean</[> <O>voc</O>
      <.>i</.> i'd LOVE to go overseas mySELF if i was doing all that
      especially if i'd done a language <,,>

  <WSC#DPC192:0470:FB>
      i've always <slowly>wanted to do greek</slowly> <O>laughs</O>

  <WSC#DPC192:0475:FA>
      <[>mm</[></{>

  <WSC#DPC192:0480:FA>
      greek?

  <WSC#DPC192:0485:FB>
      i've ALWAYS wanted to do <latch>

  <WSC#DPC192:0490:FA>
      yeah <latch>

  <WSC#DPC192:0495:FB>
      greek <latch>

  <WSC#DPC192:0500:FA>
      i <.>want</.> <.>that's</.> i want to go over to the greek
      islands over there

  <WSC#DPC192:0505:FB>
      oh just because you <laughs>watched that video</laughs> <latch>

  <WSC#DPC192:0510:FA>
      <loudly>no before that</loudly> <latch>

  <WSC#DPC192:0515:FB>
      he's a SPUNK <latch>

  <WSC#DPC192:0520:FA>
      before THAT

  <WSC#DPC192:0525:FA>
      no there won't be too many of them around but um <,> i just want
      <.>to</.> <{1><[1>yeah</[1> <.>i</.> when i've finished my
      degree and after i've been to japan for a year i just want to
      backpack around <.>a</.> all of europe all of those places

  <WSC#DPC192:0530:FA>
      <{2><[2>mind you everyone wants to do that</[2> but where do you
      get the money from

  <WSC#DPC192:0535:FB>
      <[1>mm</[1></{1>

  <WSC#DPC192:0540:FB>
      <[2><slowly>SO do I</slowly></[2></{2>

  <WSC#DPC192:0545:FB>
      oh you just take out a <laughs>student loan</laughs> every year
      and let the interest mount up and <.>w</.> by the time you come
      back <.>you're</.> oh mind you you CAN'T go overseas if you've
      got a student loan <{><[>sort of</[> can you <latch>

  <WSC#DPC192:0550:FA>
      <[>nah</[></{>

  <WSC#DPC192:0555:FA>
      oh you can <{><[>as long</[> as they know where you are <latch>

  <WSC#DPC192:0560:FB>
      <[>can you</[></{>

  <WSC#DPC192:0565:FB>
      yeah <{><[>oh that's all right</[>

  <WSC#DPC192:0570:FA>
      <[>so that</[></{> you can't run away and hide

  <WSC#DPC192:0575:FB>
      or look you win lotto <O>laughs</O>

  <WSC#DPC192:0580:FA>
      mm yeah i reckon <&>7:00</&>

  <WSC#DPC192:0585:FB>
      oh no i want to <.>go</.> i really want to <.>see</.> go to rome
      <latch>

  <WSC#DPC192:0590:FA>
      yeah <latch>

  <WSC#DPC192:0595:FB>
      and look at all the <.>old</.> cos i studied classics for two
      years <latch>

  <WSC#DPC192:0600:FA>
      <O>tut</O> oh yeah i was thinking about doing that next <{><[>year</[>

  <WSC#DPC192:0605:FB>
      <[>and</[></{> i <.>want</.> i'm really keen on going to um
      places like er <.>ind</.> not <.>ind</.> yeah india and sort of
      um real ASIAN places <.>really</.> not the touristy bits but
      really just experiencing life what it's <{><[>like</[> in other
      countries <latch>

  <WSC#DPC192:0610:FA>
      <[>yeah</[></{>

  <WSC#DPC192:0615:FA>
      yeah <O>tut</O>

  <WSC#DPC192:0620:FA>
      SO does everyone else

  <WSC#DPC192:0625:FB>
      yeah MONEY

  <WSC#DPC192:0630:FB>
      god everyone wants <{><[>money</[>

  <WSC#DPC192:0635:FA>
      <[>well</[></{> if i do that jet scheme i'm hoping to um if i
      get into that they pay you forty five thousand <{><[>a year</[>

  <WSC#DPC192:0640:FB>
      <[>into <.>the</.></[></{> into the what

  <WSC#DPC192:0645:FA>
      it's called jet scheme

  <WSC#DPC192:0650:FA>
      it's japan exchange programme <{1><[1>or</[1> something like
      that and they pay you forty five thousand to be a teacher's
      assistant

  <WSC#DPC192:0655:FA>
      you're not even actually teaching the class

  <WSC#DPC192:0660:FA>
      you're just helping the teacher out and they pay you forty five
      thousand and <.>you</.> you <.>ha</.> you stay with a family

  <WSC#DPC192:0665:FA>
      they give you a home <&>8:00</&> <{2><[2>and</[2> you come back
      with forty five thousand

  <WSC#DPC192:0670:FA>
      you don't lose much um in tax cos the <.>ja</.> tax differences
      between japan and new zealand <latch>

  <WSC#DPC192:0675:FB>
      <[1>oh yeah</[1></{1>

  <WSC#DPC192:0680:FB>
      <[2><drawls>AWEsome</drawls></[2></{2>

  <WSC#DPC192:0685:FB>
      awesome <latch>

  <WSC#DPC192:0690:FA>
      you come back RICH

  <WSC#DPC192:0695:FA>
      i mean <.>forty</.> you know it's <{><[>not</[> bad first year
      out of university <latch>

  <WSC#DPC192:0700:FB>
      <[>yeah</[></{>

  <WSC#DPC192:0705:FB>
      no way

  <WSC#DPC192:0710:FB>
      <.>actu</.> oh talk <.>about</.> my exboyfriend colin <{><[>from</[>
      seventh form he did um engineering degree in <.>canterbury</.>
      did honours <latch>

  <WSC#DPC192:0715:FA>
      <[>mm</[></{>

  <WSC#DPC192:0720:FA>
      mm <latch>

  <WSC#DPC192:0725:FB>
      and within three months of graduating he got a JOB with the
      government with the secret services <.>bureau</.> secret
      communications or whatever it is bureau and he was earning forty
      three thousand dollars

  <WSC#DPC192:0730:FA>
      a year <latch>

  <WSC#DPC192:0735:FB>
      a YEAR to start off with <latch>

  <WSC#DPC192:0740:FA>
      that's so good

  <WSC#DPC192:0745:FA>
      i mean imagine what it's gonna be <{><[>like <.>in</.></[>

  <WSC#DPC192:0750:FB>
      <[>and he got</[></{> <.>ap</.> he got a pay rise last year

  <WSC#DPC192:0755:FA>
      <with silly voice>oh good oh</with silly voice> gee

  <WSC#DPC192:0760:FB>
      <O>laughs</O> wouldn't it make you spew

  <WSC#DPC192:0765:FA>
      i should be getting a job this year actually

  <WSC#DPC192:0770:FA>
      i was gonna um tutor some japanese students in english if they
      needed help and then like they could reciprocate and give me the
      help in my <.>j</.> speaking japanese but i haven't got round to
      it

  <WSC#DPC192:0775:FA>
      i mean even though i'm <O>laughs</O> i've only got <O>inhales</O>
      <O>tut</O> about thirteen or fourteen hours a week <.>and</.>
      <.>s</.> still have to do heaps of work <{><[>anyway</[>

  <WSC#DPC192:0780:FB>
      <[>mm</[></{> yeah i was gonna get a job

  <WSC#DPC192:0785:FB>
      i could do with a job but i don't want it over the weekends

  <WSC#DPC192:0790:FB>
      i want it during the week like that job i was <.>ap</.> going to
      apply for

  <WSC#DPC192:0795:FB>
      look after that boy <{1><[1>every</[1> monday tuesday wednesdays
      five to six

  <WSC#DPC192:0800:FB>
      MISTER WHIPPY

  <WSC#DPC192:0805:FB>
      <{2><[2>give me</[2> a mister whippy <{3><[3>yum</[3>

  <WSC#DPC192:0810:FA>
      <[1>yeah</[1></{1>

  <WSC#DPC192:0815:FA>
      <[2>yum</[2></{2>

  <WSC#DPC192:0820:FA>
      <[3>yum yum</[3></{3>

  <WSC#DPC192:0825:FA>
      i could do with one of <{1><[1>those</[1>

  <WSC#DPC192:0830:FA>
      die for <{2><[2>one actually</[2>

  <WSC#DPC192:0835:FB>
      <[1>mm</[1></{1>

  <WSC#DPC192:0840:FB>
      <[2>we'll go for a drive</[2></{2> afterwards and get <.>some</.>
      some CHOCOLATE shall we <{><[><O>laughs</O> mm</[>

  <WSC#DPC192:0845:FA>
      <[>yeah could</[></{> do with some <latch>

  <WSC#DPC192:0850:FB>
      but um <{><[>that job mm</[>

  <WSC#DPC192:0855:FA>
      <[>keep me going</[></{> keep me alive <latch>

  <WSC#DPC192:0860:FB>
      oh yeah that job i rang up and the lady had just given it to
      someone else <.>a</.> a <.>teach</.> ex teacher an old student
      teacher of the boy's so he already knew the guy so <?>that's
      what she thought</?> but she said you know <.>sh</.> i chatted
      away for about ten minutes <{1><[1>on the</[1> telephone you
      know bit <.>of</.> big grease here and there <O>inhales</O> but
      um <.>she's</.> she took my phone number in case things didn't
      work out <{2><[2>and i'm STILL looking for a job</[2>

  <WSC#DPC192:0865:FA>
      <[1>right</[1></{1>

  <WSC#DPC192:0870:FA>
      <[2>marina's got some though</[2></{2> hasn't she

  <WSC#DPC192:0875:FA>
      marina's found a woman to babysit <&>10:00</&> for

  <WSC#DPC192:0880:FB>
      yeah i think so <latch>

  <WSC#DPC192:0885:FA>
      i want some ice cream

  <WSC#DPC192:0890:FA>
      <.>m</.> mind you that stuff's like plastic

  <WSC#DPC192:0895:FA>
      it's <{><[>plastic

  <WSC#DPC192:0900:FA>
      it's gross</[>

  <WSC#DPC192:0905:FB>
      <[><?>yeah let's</[></{> go out for</?> MOVENpick you mean
      <latch>

  <WSC#DPC192:0910:FA>
      YES i could do with some of that

  <WSC#DPC192:0915:FA>
      right <{><[><.>n</.> no</[>

  <WSC#DPC192:0920:FB>
      <[><.>what</.></[></{> what flavour

  <WSC#DPC192:0925:FA>
      oh what was that stuff last time

  <WSC#DPC192:0930:FA>
      <{><[>it <.>was</.></[>

  <WSC#DPC192:0935:FB>
      <[>oh we</[></{> had white chocolate last time

  <WSC#DPC192:0940:FB>
      we won't get that

  <WSC#DPC192:0945:FA>
      oh i should get some money out first <O>laughs</O>

  <WSC#DPC192:0950:FB>
      i <.>for</.> <{><[><.>i</.></[>

  <WSC#DPC192:0955:FA>
      <[>i</[></{> spent SO much money in the last couple of weeks
      it's amazing

  <WSC#DPC192:0960:FB>
      oh what <{><[>on</[>

  <WSC#DPC192:0965:FA>
      <[>just</[></{> on <,> ALCOHOL and the likes <,,> <{><[>mm</[>

  <WSC#DPC192:0970:FB>
      <[>oh</[></{> er really <latch>

  <WSC#DPC192:0975:FA>
      mm <O>tut</O> <{><[>heaps</[>

  <WSC#DPC192:0980:FB>
      <[><.>what</.></[></{> <.>what</.> what have <{><[>you</[> drunk

  <WSC#DPC192:0985:FB>
      <[><.>wo</.></[></{>

  <WSC#DPC192:0990:FA>
      i <.>sp</.> <.>spent</.> i've just spent HEAPS lately on that
      kind of thing like i spent twenty six bucks on that bottle of
      baileys and whatever else and i bought some wine the other night
      that christopher didn't even want to drink <{><[>yeah</[>

  <WSC#DPC192:0995:FB>
      <[>that</[></{> oh well

  <WSC#DPC192:1000:FB>
      oh that we had <.>that</.> oh we had that at marina's didn't we

  <WSC#DPC192:1005:FA>
      yeah that was <{1><[1>it</[1>

  <WSC#DPC192:1010:FA>
      i didn't like that

  <WSC#DPC192:1015:FA>
      <{2><[2>it <.>was</.></[2>

  <WSC#DPC192:1020:FB>
      <[1>yeah</[1></{1>

  <WSC#DPC192:1025:FB>
      <[2>it</[2></{2> WASN'T that nice was it <latch>

  <WSC#DPC192:1030:FA>
      it <.>was</.> it was DRY

  <WSC#DPC192:1035:FB>
      sorry <.>i</.> i sort of made you <.>chip</.> buy that didn't i
      <O>both laugh</O>

  <WSC#DPC192:1040:FA>
      my usual stuff <{><[><?>but it was in</?></[> my usual cheapo
      bottle <latch>

  <WSC#DPC192:1045:FB>
      <[>i recognised it</[></{>

  <WSC#DPC192:1050:FB>
      i recognised <{><[>it</[>

  <WSC#DPC192:1055:FA>
      <[>you old</[></{> wino

  <WSC#DPC192:1060:FB>
      i'm <.>not</.> mum and dad must drink it or something cos i
      recognised it

  <WSC#DPC192:1065:FA>
      oh <{1><[1>i didn't like <?>that</?></[1> at all <loudly>but</loudly>
      <softly>hey</softly> <{2><[2>marina</[2> wants to go out to to
      dinner next week <{3><[3>cos her friend</[3> kate's here on
      sunday <latch>

  <WSC#DPC192:1070:FB>
      <[1><?>i recognised</?> the label</[1></{1>

  <WSC#DPC192:1075:FB>
      <[2><?>what</?></[2></{2>

  <WSC#DPC192:1080:FB>
      <[3><unclear>word</unclear></[3></{3>

  <WSC#DPC192:1085:FB>
      that's right thursday <drawls>night</drawls> i think

  <WSC#DPC192:1090:FB>
      well she wants me to go out thursday night with with her to pubs
      and stuff

  <WSC#DPC192:1095:FB>
      is that the night she wants to go out to dinner or is that
      different <&>11:25</&>
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