MIAMI - Herring9
Instances of why

28LUKbut why the hell does he put the fricking +...
  butbut.CONJ whywhy.REL thethe.DET.DEF hellhell.N.SG doesdoes.N.SG hehe.PRON.SUB.M.3S putput.V.3S.PRES thethe.DET.DEF frickingunk .
  
30LUKwhy does he have <the table of> [//] the periodic table on ?
  whywhy.REL doesdoes.V.PRES hehe.PRON.SUB.M.3S havehave.V.3S.PRES thethe.DET.DEF tabletable.N.SG ofof.PREP thethe.DET.DEF periodicperiodic.ADJ tabletable.N.SG onon.PREP ?
  
185LUK+< why ?
  whywhy.REL ?
  
243LUKso that was the only reason why they said me a maximum of a hundred <for the> [/] for the fricking chairs ?
  soso.ADV thatthat.DEM.FAR waswas.V.3S.PAST thethe.DET.DEF onlyonly.ADJ.[or].on.PREP+ADV reasonreason.N.SG whywhy.REL theythey.PRON.SUB.3P saidsaid.V.PAST meme.PRON.OBJ.1S aa.DET.INDEF maximummaximum.N.SG ofof.PREP aa.DET.INDEF hundredhundred.NUM forfor.PREP thethe.DET.DEF forfor.PREP thethe.DET.DEF frickingunk chairschair.N.PL ?
  
268CLAhey (.) that's why she said twelve I think instead of +...
  heyhey.IM that'sthat.DEM.FAR+BE.V.3S.PRES whywhy.REL sheshe.PRON.SUB.F.3S saidsaid.V.PAST twelvetwelve.NUM II.PRON.SUB.1S thinkthink.V.1S.PRES insteadinstead.ADV ofof.PREP .
  
297LUK+< &=laugh (.) why are you talking to your shirt ?
  whywhy.REL areare.V.123P.PRES youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP talkingtalk.V.PRESPART toto.PREP youryour.ADJ.POSS.2SP shirtshirt.N.SG ?
  
328LUKwhy <can't uhSE> [//] can't that come to mind now ?
  whywhy.REL can'tcan.V.123SP.PRES+NEG uhuh.IM can'tcan.V.123SP.PRES+NEG thatthat.CONJ.[or].that.DEM.FAR comecome.V.INFIN toto.PREP mindmind.N.SG nownow.ADV ?
  
336CLAwhy don't you go email her .
  whywhy.REL don'tdo.V.12S13P.PRES+NEG youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP gogo.V.2SP.PRES emailunk herher.ADJ.POSS.F.3S.[or].her.PRON.OBJ.F.3S .
  
532LUK+, why is your mother torturing this very expensive dog that (.) her (...) employers own ?
  whywhy.REL isis.V.3S.PRES youryour.ADJ.POSS.2SP mothermoth.N.SG+COMP.AG.[or].mother.N.SG torturingunk thisthis.DEM.NEAR.SG veryvery.ADV expensiveexpensive.ADJ dogdog.N.SG thatthat.CONJ herher.ADJ.POSS.F.3S employersemployer.N.PL ownown.ADJ ?
  
551LUKwhy ?
  whywhy.REL ?
  
553LUKwhy ?
  whywhy.REL ?
  
560LUKwhy it's a fricking parrot .
  whywhy.REL it'sit.PRON.SUB.3S+BE.V.3S.PRES aa.DET.INDEF frickingunk parrotparrot.N.SG .
  
659CLAwhich is why +...
  whichwhich.REL isis.V.3S.PRES whywhy.REL .
  
665LUK+< I still don't see why we have to bring another twenty five people .
  II.PRON.SUB.1S stillstill.ADJ don'tdo.V.12S13P.PRES+NEG seesee.V.INFIN whywhy.REL wewe.PRON.SUB.1P havehave.V.1P.PRES toto.PREP bringbring.V.INFIN anotheranother.ADJ twentytwenty.NUM fivefive.NUM peoplepeople.N.SG .
  
711LUKwhy babe ?
  whywhy.REL babebabe.N.SG ?
  
724LUKwhy ?
  whywhy.REL ?
  
773LUKbut that's why we're not doing it by the church .
  butbut.CONJ that'sthat.DEM.FAR+BE.V.3S.PRES whywhy.REL we'rewe.PRON.SUB.1P+BE.V.PRES notnot.ADV doingdo.SV.INFIN+ASV itit.PRON.SUB.3S byby.PREP thethe.DET.DEF churchchurch.N.SG .
  
894LUK+< why don't we just put like you know one fan at [/] at the end of each row &=noise blowing down ?
  whywhy.REL don'tdo.V.12S13P.PRES+NEG wewe.PRON.SUB.1P justjust.ADV putput.V.INFIN likelike.CONJ youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP knowknow.V.2SP.PRES oneone.PRON.SG fanfan.N.SG atat.PREP atat.PREP thethe.DET.DEF endend.N.SG ofof.PREP eacheach.ADJ rowrow.N.SG blowingblow.V.PRESPART downdown.PREP ?
  
897LUKbut why don't we do an electric fan that'll actually &=noise (.) do it quickly .
  butbut.CONJ whywhy.REL don'tdo.V.12S13P.PRES+NEG wewe.PRON.SUB.1P dodo.V.1P.PRES anan.DET.INDEF electricelectric.ADJ fanfan.N.SG that'llthat.CONJ+BE.V.FUT actuallyactual.ADJ+ADV dodo.V.INFIN itit.PRON.OBJ.3S quicklyquick.ADJ+ADV .
  
944CLAwhich is why I wanted you to take me to that Chinese store .
  whichwhich.REL isis.V.3S.PRES whywhy.REL II.PRON.SUB.1S wantedwant.V.PAST youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP toto.PREP taketake.V.INFIN meme.PRON.OBJ.1S toto.PREP thatthat.CONJ.[or].that.DEM.FAR Chinesename storestore.SV.INFIN .
  
957LUK+< well that's why we do it during the cold season .
  wellwell.ADV that'sthat.DEM.FAR+BE.V.3S.PRES whywhy.REL wewe.PRON.SUB.1P dodo.V.1P.PRES itit.PRON.OBJ.3S duringdure.ADJ+ASV.[or].during.PREP thethe.DET.DEF coldcold.ADJ seasonseason.N.SG .
  
964LUKwell why don't we do it on a day of spring (.) where the temperatures will be around seventy sixty five degrees ?
  wellwell.ADV whywhy.REL don'tdo.V.12S13P.PRES+NEG wewe.PRON.SUB.1P dodo.V.1P.PRES itit.PRON.OBJ.3S onon.PREP aa.DET.INDEF dayday.N.SG ofof.PREP springspring.SV.INFIN wherewhere.REL thethe.DET.DEF temperaturestemperature.N.PL willwill.V.123SP.FUT bebe.SV.INFIN aroundaround.ADV.[or].around.PREP seventyseventy.NUM sixtysixty.NUM fivefive.NUM degreesdegree.N.PL ?
  
969LUKwhy don't we do it on a day that's seventy degrees out ?
  whywhy.REL don'tdo.V.12S13P.PRES+NEG wewe.PRON.SUB.1P dodo.V.1P.PRES itit.PRON.OBJ.3S onon.PREP aa.DET.INDEF dayday.N.SG that'sthat.CONJ+BE.V.3S.PRES seventyseventy.NUM degreesdegree.N.PL outout.ADV ?
  
990LUKwell you know why ?
  wellwell.ADV youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP knowknow.V.2SP.PRES whywhy.REL ?
  
992LUKyou know why ?
  youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP knowknow.V.2SP.PRES whywhy.REL ?
  

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