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FILENAME:	2092_1167_1069
TOPIC#:		357
DATE:		910310
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o          A.1 utt1:  {D Well, } the thing [ is, + is ]  that I, {F um, } - /
sd          A.1 utt2: since I'm in school I don't, {D like, }  basically have a monthly budget because I'm living off my dad,  /
sd          A.1 utt3: <throat_clearing> {C but } the thing [ is, + is ] that,  {F um, } I have to keep it under control  because,  for example, {D you know, }  it's like [ the, + the ] beginning of the semester when you go to pay for everything,  everything is pretty rough,  /
sd          A.1 utt4: {C but } he controls that part  /
%         A.1 utt5: {C but, } then whenever, {D you know, } - /
sd          A.1 utt6: it's like, once the semester starts I'm the one who has to control how much spending there is.  /
sd          A.1 utt7:  {C And } the only thing that [ I, + I ] basically spend my money on is just food  /
%          A.1 utt8: [ {C and, } +  {F um, } {C so, } ] -/  

qw          B.2 utt1:  What about tuition and rent?  /
qw          B.2 utt2: Who takes care of that? /  

sd          A.3 utt1:  {D Well, } the thing [ is, + is ] that I live in a dorm. /  

b          B.4 utt1:  {F Uh. } /  

sd          A.5 utt1:  {C So, } {F uh, } what happens is you pay six hundred dollars at the beginning or  even before school starts. /  

b          B.6 utt1:  Yeah. /  

sd          A.7 utt1:  {C And then } the tuition is also the same thing.  /
sd          A.7 utt2: {C So, } the thing [ is, + is ] basically that I spend, {D like, } maybe thirty-five, forty dollars every two weeks [ on, + on ] groceries  /
sd          A.7 utt3: {C and } that's about it.  /
sd          A.7 utt4: {C But } the thing, {F uh, } also is that,  {D you know, } {D like } if you want to go out {D like } if you want to go to a restaurant or  something, then I have to moderate that because it's like I can't go eat out at a nice restaurant and spend twenty dollars, {F um, } {D you know, } three times a week. /  

aa          B.8 utt1:  No,  /
sv          B.8 utt2: you can't do that very often. /  

%          A.9 utt1:  {C So, } {E I mean, } it's, - /
sd          A.9 utt2: [ for, + for ] us, {D you know, }   it's like, [ [ I,  I + ] can spend, + I can spend ] that money  /
sd          A.9 utt3: {C but } [ it's not, + it's not ] what I want to spend it on, {D you know. } /  

qy          B.10 utt1:  [ Are, + are ] you working anywhere while you are going to school? /  

nn          A.11 utt1:  No. /  

bk          B.12 utt1:  Okay. /  

sd          A.13 utt1:  {C Because, } {F um, } they don't allow me to work since, {F uh, } I'm a foreign student. /  

bk          B.14 utt1:  {F Oh, } okay. /  

sd          A.15 utt1:  {C And } {C so } [ they, + the government ] doesn't allow me to work. /  

b          B.16 utt1:  Yeah,  /
bf          B.16 utt2: {C so } all the money comes from home. /  

aa          A.17 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

bf          B.18 utt1:  {C So, } you got to make, {F uh, } - /
qw          B.18 utt2: {C so } how do you keep track of where you are [ in, + in ] your monthly spending? /  

qy^g          A.19 utt1:  {D Well, } the thing [ is, + is ] that,  {F um, } [ I ba-, + I basically ] know how much I have, right? /  

na          B.20 utt1:  Right. /  

%          A.21 utt1:  {C And so, } the thing [ is, + is ] that [ I, + I ] can tell {D like, } {F uh, } - /
sd          A.21 utt2: [ I, +  I ] get all my money out of the teller. /  

b          B.22 utt1:  Yeah. /  

sd          A.23 utt1:  {C And } besides {D see } one of my biggest expenses is telephone calls since I have to call, {D you know, } international. /  

qw          B.24 utt1:  Where do you call to? /  

sd          A.25 utt1:  Argentina. /  

br          B.26 utt1:  Argentina? /  

aa          A.27 utt1:  Yeah. /  

ba          B.28 utt1:  Wow. /  

%          A.29 utt1:  {C And so } the bas-, - /
sd          A.29 utt2: one of the problems is that I spend too much money on phone bills. /  

aa          B.30 utt1:  Yeah,  /
bf          B.30 utt2: talk too long. /  

%          A.31 utt1:  {D Well, } that's, - /
sd          A.31 utt2: [ they, + they ] want me to call down there every so often. /  

b          B.32 utt1:  Yeah. /  

sd(^q)          A.33 utt1:  {E I mean, } I told my dad, [ li-, + Dad listen ] if you want to save money I won't call so often, {D you know, }  /
sd(^q)          A.33 utt2: he goes, we want to keep in touch  /
^q          A.33 utt3: {C so } I doesn't matter  about the money because we need to hear from you. /  

b          B.34 utt1:  Yeah,  /
qy          B.34 utt2: {C so } you call him collect?  /

nn          A.35 utt1: No.  /
sd^e          A.35 utt2: Because it is more expensive that way. /  

qo          B.36 utt1:   (( What makes you )) ,     

%          A.37 utt1:  [ Any, + any, ] {F um, } -/  

+          B.38 utt1:  think so? /  

sd          A.39 utt1:  basically the United States is the cheapest country to call out of. /  

b          B.40 utt1:  Yeah. /  

sd          A.41 utt1:  {C And, } {F um, } {C because } it's considered a luxury in other countries. /  

bk          B.42 utt1:  {F Oh, } okay.  /
bf          B.42 utt2: {D So, } you just call him direct  /
%          B.42 utt3: {C and then, } -/  

aa          A.43 utt1:  Right.  /
sd          A.43 utt2:  Since it's his money anyway, {D you know. } /  

b          B.44 utt1:  Yeah.  /
qy          B.44 utt2:  [ {C And }  he gets the, + {C and }  you get the  ] bill and send it to him? /  

nn          A.45 utt1:  No.   /
sd^e          A.45 utt2: {F Um, }  I got money to pay that, too. /  

bk          B.46 utt1:  Okay. /  

%          A.47 utt1:  {C So, } it's basically, {D you know, } - /
sd          A.47 utt2: [ it's + {D like, } it's ] not too much money,  /
sd          A.47 utt3:  {C and } it's not too little money,  /
sd          A.47 utt4: {C so } --   

b          B.48 utt1:  Yeah. /  

+          A.49 utt1:  -- I won't have to, {D you know, } rush a letter to him or something,  /
sd          A.49 utt2: {C because, } {F um, } he really wants me to concentrate on my studies. /  

b          B.50 utt1:  Yeah.  /
qw          B.50 utt2:  [ What are you, + what are you ] studying? /  

sd          A.51 utt1:  I'm doing masters in computer science and computer engineering. /  

qo          B.52 utt1:  {C And } what do you think you'll do with that? /  

bf          A.53 utt1:  With those degrees? /  

aa          B.54 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

sd          A.55 utt1:  {D Well, } [ I can, + I can ] work [ up, +  {F um, } here up ] to a year. /  

qo          B.56 utt1:  And? /  

sd          A.57 utt1:  And hopefully get a job after that. /  

qr         B.58 utt1:  You want to get into some kind of manufacturing,  /
"          B.58 utt2: {C or } what's the specialty that your looking for? /  

sd          A.59 utt1:  {F Um, } computer communications and data transmissions. /  

bk          B.60 utt1:  {F Oh, } okay,  /
qy^d          B.60 utt2: {C so } you want to find a, {F uh, } data transmissions, - /
qy^d          B.60 utt3: you're looking for, {F uh, } {F um, } long distance --   

na          A.61 utt1:  Right. /  

+          B.62 utt1:  -- type stuff. /  

ny          A.63 utt1:  Yeah,  /
sd^e          A.63 utt2: {D you know, } anywhere from, {F um, } local area networks, metropolitan area networks, {D you know, } all that,  /
qy^g          A.63 utt3: {C and so, } {D well, } you have a family, right? /  

ny          B.64 utt1:  Yeah,  /
sd^e          B.64 utt2: I have a wife and two children  /
%          B.64 utt3: {C and, } {F um, } -/  

qy          A.65 utt1:  {C And } [ does, +  does ] your wife work? /  

nn          B.66 utt1:  No.  /
sd^e          B.66 utt2: She doesn't work,  /
sd          B.66 utt3: she does, {F uh, } - /
sd          B.66 utt4: {D well, } it's kind of hard to say now days, {F um, } other than taking care of the house, she does a lot of sewing herself. /  

bk          A.67 utt1:  {F Oh, } okay. /  

sd          B.68 utt1:  {C And } she gets paid for that  /
sd          B.68 utt2: {C so } she brings some money in. /  

b          A.69 utt1:  Yeah. /  

sd          B.70 utt1:  She is trying to start [ he-, + her  ] own business where she does that full time.     

b          A.71 utt1:  Okay. /  

+          B.72 utt1:  Alterations and sewing.    

b          A.73 utt1:  Yeah. /  

+          B.74 utt1:  Stuff for the public  /
sd          B.74 utt2: {C and, } {F uh, } do that [ on a, +  on a ] full time basis here in town. /  

qy          A.75 utt1:  [ {C And so, } +  {C and } ] you have a monthly budget? /  

no          B.76 utt1:  {D Well, } [ s-, + sort  ] of.  /
sd^e          B.76 utt2:  We're probably like most [ Am-, + American  ] families, I guess, that we sort of have a budget in that we know how much we've got at the end of the month, /  

b          A.77 utt1:  Right. /  

sd          B.78 utt1:  {C and } we know what bills have to be paid,  /
sd          B.78 utt2: {C and, } {F uh, } we pay as many of those bills that can be paid [ with, + with  ] the monthly budget,  /
%          B.78 utt3: {C so. } -/  

qy^d          A.79 utt1:  {D So, } you don't have any problem in, {F um, } overcharging on your credit card, and stuff like that. /  

na          B.80 utt1: {F Oh } sure.  /
sv          B.80 utt2:  We're like everybody else, {D you know, }  /
sv          B.80 utt3: we've got [ a, + several  ] credit cards that sometimes, {F um, }  instead of paying them all off every month maybe you have to slip some  {C and } you pay part of it this month and part of it next month especially around Christmas time. /  

b          A.81 utt1:  Yeah,  /
b^r          A.81 utt2: yeah. /  

sv          B.82 utt1:  {D You know, } that's when everybody goes crazy on charging stuff. /  

sd          A.83 utt1:  {D Well } {D then, } {F uh, } {D see, } {F uh, } [ that's, + that's ] one of the points which I don't see,  /
sd          A.83 utt2: {D like } [ I, + I ] don't give a lot of gifts during Christmas  /
sd          A.83 utt3: {C and }  [ [ I, + {D you know, } I ] don't wa-, + I don't like ] to give any at all -- /  

b          B.84 utt1:  Yeah. /  

sd          A.85 utt1:  -- {C because } the thing [ is, + is ] that, {D you know, }  it's like if I want something [ I'll, + I'll ] ask somebody, {D you know, } /  

b          B.86 utt1:  Yeah. /  

sd(^q)          A.87 utt1:   {D like, }  {D like, }   {F uh, } [ for Chr-, + {F uh, } for Christmas  ] my roommate goes, what do you want.  /
sd(^q)          A.87 utt2: {C And } I said, I want a backpack.  /

b          B.88 utt1:  Yeah. /  

%          A.89 utt1:  {D You kno-, }  no,  /
sd(^q)          A.89 utt2: I told him [ yo-, + ] if you want to give me a present for Christmas give me a backpack. /  

aa          B.90 utt1:  Yeah,  /
sv          B.90 utt2: that's something that you can use. /  

aa          A.91 utt1:  Right,  /
sd          A.91 utt2: {C because } [ I, + I ] needed a backpack.  /
sd          A.91 utt3: {C So, } he gave me a backpack,  /
sd          A.91 utt4: {C and } [ I, + I  ] knew he needed an alarm clock. /  

b          B.92 utt1:  Yeah. /  

sd          A.93 utt1:  {C So, } I bought him an alarm clock.  /
%          A.93 utt2:  {C So, }   

ba@          B.94 utt1:  That's great.    *[[slash error]]

+          A.95 utt1:  the thing was [ that, + that, ] -/  

+          B.96 utt1:  Utilitarian. /  

aa          A.97 utt1:  Right,  /
%          A.97 utt2: {C but } -- -/  

bf          B.98 utt1:   (( Necessary things )) , no frivolous gifts. /  

aa          A.99 utt1:  -- right,  /
sv          A.99 utt2: {C but, } {F um, } the thing is, especially remember when I was down in Argentina [ it was, + to me it was ] ridiculous,  /
sv          A.99 utt3: {C because } {D you know, } you have to, - /
sv          A.99 utt4: once a year you go out  /
sv          A.99 utt5: {C and } you spend all this money on all these people,  /
sv          A.99 utt6: {C and } some you don't care about, {D you know, }  /
sv          A.99 utt7: it's like, -/  

aa          B.100 utt1:  That's true,  /
bf          B.100 utt2: why bother. /  

b          A.101 utt1:  Yeah. /  

b          B.102 utt1:  Yeah. /  

%          A.103 utt1:  [ {C And so, } +  {C but } ] the thing [ is, + is, ] that, {F um. } -/  

sv          B.104 utt1:  {D Well, } especially being a college student [ yo-, + your, ] - /
sv          B.104 utt2:  I don't know that you need to be involved in a lot of frivolous gift giving, {D you know, } /  

b          A.105 utt1:  Yeah. /  

sv          B.106 utt1:  that effects the budget especially around, {F uh, } Christmas time  /
qy^d          B.106 utt2: at the end of the semester you've got finals and lots of bills I would suspect. /  

aa          A.107 utt1:  Yeah. /  

qw          B.108 utt1:  What about when you have breaks like, {F um, } Christmas or between sessions? /  

sd          A.109 utt1:  {D Well, } for example, we had spring break now,  /
sd          A.109 utt2: {C and } I went skiing  /
sd          A.109 utt3: {C and } I spent around like, maybe, two hundred dollars. /  

ba          B.110 utt1:  I expect so. /  

%          A.111 utt1:  [ {C So, } +  {F uh, } {C but } ] {D you know, } its like, {F um. } -/  

sv          B.112 utt1: You've got to budget that though.  /
sv          B.112 utt2:  You've got to save up  (( in able to do )) that, right? /  

aa          A.113 utt1:  Yeah,  /
aa          A.113 utt2: yeah. /  

%          B.114 utt1:  {E I mean, } -/  

sd          A.115 utt1:  Because [ it's like, {D you know, } {D say, } + {D you know, } it's like,  we were saying, ] let's go eat out before spring break.  /
sd(^q)         A.115 utt2: I go, let's not go eat out,    

x          B.116 utt1:   ((   )) .   

+          A.117 utt1:  before spring break.  /
^q          A.117 utt2:  Let's see how much money we have afterwards. /  

b          B.118 utt1:  Right,  ((   )) . /  

sv          A.119 utt1:  {C And } if I felt like I spent way to much then, {F um, } I won't go out, {D you know, } /  

b          B.120 utt1:  Right. /  

sd          A.121 utt1:  {C and so, } {D like } my roommate went home,  /
sd          A.121 utt2: I went skiing [ in, +  over ] the Carolina Mountains which aren't anything, /  

b          B.122 utt1:  {D Huh. } /  

sv          A.123 utt1:  [ {C but, } +  {F um, } {C but } ] [ [ it was, + {D you know, } it was, ] + I guess it was ] worth it, /  

ba          B.124 utt1:  Sure it is,  /
sv          B.124 utt2: any time you can get away, [ and, + and,  ]    

sd         A.125 utt1:  {D You know, } it was a nice place.  /
aa          A.125 utt2: Yeah,  /
aa^r          A.125 utt3: yeah. /  

+          B.126 utt1:  get away [ from, +   from ] the daily grind. /  

aa          A.127 utt1:  Yeah,  /
sv          A.127 utt2: especially if you live on campus, and you don't have a car,  you just go crazy. /  

aa          B.128 utt1:  Yeah,  /
sd          B.128 utt2: I know the feeling. /  

qw^d^t          @@A.129 utt1:  {C So, } {F oh } {D well, } let's see how long have we been talking here  /
sd^t          @@A.129 utt2: six minutes and  a half.  /
fc          @@A.129 utt3:  # Okay. # /  

fc          B.130 utt1:  # Is that okay? # /  

fc          A.131 utt1:  Yeah. /  

fc          B.132 utt1:  All right. /  

fc          A.133 utt1:  All right.  /
fc          A.133 utt2: {D Well, } nice talking to you. /  

fc          B.134 utt1:  Nice talking to you.   /
fc          B.134 utt2:  #  Have a good time. # /  

fc          A.135 utt1:  # All right.   /
fc          A.135 utt2: Bye-bye.  # /  

fc          B.136 utt1:  Bye. / 
