MIAMI - Zeledon13
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76ARIthat's what I was about to tell you .
  that'sthat.DEM.FAR+BE.V.3S.PRES whatwhat.REL II.PRON.SUB.1S waswas.V.13S.PAST aboutabout.PREP toto.PREP telltell.V.INFIN youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP .
  
200ARIyou know what I'm talking about [=! laughs] .
  youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP knowknow.V.2SP.PRES whatwhat.REL I'mI.PRON.SUB.1S+BE.V.PRES talkingtalk.V.PRESPART aboutabout.PREP .
  
347AVEand I'm like kind of bitter about this .
  andand.CONJ I'mI.PRON.SUB.1S+BE.V.PRES likelike.CONJ kindkind.ADJ.[or].kind.N.SG ofof.PREP bitterbitter.ADJ.[or].bitt.N.SG+COMP.AG aboutabout.PREP thisthis.DEM.NEAR.SG .
  
350ARI+< &=laughs kind of bitter about it .
  kindkind.ADJ.[or].kind.N.SG ofof.PREP bitterbitter.ADJ.[or].bitt.N.SG+COMP.AG aboutabout.PREP itit.PRON.OBJ.3S .
  
366AVE<so then> [/] so then <I was like> [/] I was like about to go off on her .
  soso.ADV thenthen.ADV soso.ADV thenthen.ADV II.PRON.SUB.1S waswas.V.13S.PAST likelike.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S waswas.V.13S.PAST likelike.CONJ aboutabout.PREP toto.PREP gogo.V.INFIN offoff.ADV onon.PREP herher.ADJ.POSS.F.3S.[or].her.PRON.OBJ.F.3S .
  
385ARI<I know> [/] I know you don't like talking about it .
  II.PRON.SUB.1S knowknow.V.1S.PRES II.PRON.SUB.1S knowknow.V.1S.PRES youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP don'tdo.V.2SP.PRES+NEG likelike.CONJ talkingtalk.V.PRESPART aboutabout.PREP itit.PRON.OBJ.3S .
  
451AVEand I hate finding out about them .
  andand.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S hatehate.V.1S.PRES findingfind.V.PRESPART outout.ADV aboutabout.PREP themthem.PRON.OBJ.3P .
  
459ARIdid you hear about the eye story ?
  diddid.V.PAST youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP hearhear.V.2SP.PRES aboutabout.PREP thethe.DET.DEF eyeeye.N.SG storystory.N.SG ?
  
463AVEI don't hate talking about it .
  II.PRON.SUB.1S don'tdo.V.1S.PRES+NEG hatehate.V.INFIN talkingtalk.V.PRESPART aboutabout.PREP itit.PRON.OBJ.3S .
  
482ARIand once you talk about it it's ok .
  andand.CONJ onceonce.ADV youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP talktalk.V.2SP.PRES aboutabout.PREP itit.PRON.SUB.3S it'sit.PRON.SUB.3S+BE.V.3S.PRES okunk .
  
485ARI+< did you hear what she said about KatrinaSE ?
  diddid.V.PAST youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP hearhear.V.2SP.PRES whatwhat.REL sheshe.PRON.SUB.F.3S saidsaid.V.PAST aboutabout.PREP Katrinaname ?
  
542ARIand then she talked about that .
  andand.CONJ thenthen.ADV sheshe.PRON.SUB.F.3S talkedtalk.V.PAST aboutabout.PREP thatthat.DEM.FAR .
  
548ARIand like when I talked to SaraSE about it .
  andand.CONJ likelike.CONJ.[or].like.V.INFIN whenwhen.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S talkedtalk.V.PAST toto.PREP Saraname aboutabout.PREP itit.PRON.OBJ.3S .
  
549ARIbecause I talk to SaraSE about everything flat out like the vacuum cleaner story in the apartment (.) the turning on and off of the chime (.) the comment about lesbians .
  becausebecause.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S talktalk.V.1S.PRES toto.PREP Saraname aboutabout.PREP everythingeverything.PRON flatflat.ADJ outout.ADV likelike.CONJ.[or].like.V.INFIN thethe.DET.DEF vacuumvacuum.N.SG cleanerclean.ADJ.COMP.[or].clean.N.SG+COMP.AG.[or].cleaner.N.SG storystory.N.SG inin.PREP thethe.DET.DEF apartmentapartment.N.SG thethe.DET.DEF turningunk onon.PREP andand.CONJ offoff.ADV ofof.PREP thethe.DET.DEF chimechime.N.SG thethe.DET.DEF commentcomment.N.SG aboutabout.PREP lesbianslesbian.N.PL .
  
549ARIbecause I talk to SaraSE about everything flat out like the vacuum cleaner story in the apartment (.) the turning on and off of the chime (.) the comment about lesbians .
  becausebecause.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S talktalk.V.1S.PRES toto.PREP Saraname aboutabout.PREP everythingeverything.PRON flatflat.ADJ outout.ADV likelike.CONJ.[or].like.V.INFIN thethe.DET.DEF vacuumvacuum.N.SG cleanerclean.ADJ.COMP.[or].clean.N.SG+COMP.AG.[or].cleaner.N.SG storystory.N.SG inin.PREP thethe.DET.DEF apartmentapartment.N.SG thethe.DET.DEF turningunk onon.PREP andand.CONJ offoff.ADV ofof.PREP thethe.DET.DEF chimechime.N.SG thethe.DET.DEF commentcomment.N.SG aboutabout.PREP lesbianslesbian.N.PL .
  
551ARIlike all that stuff I talk to her about .
  likelike.CONJ.[or].like.V.INFIN allall.ADJ thatthat.CONJ.[or].that.DEM.FAR stuffstuff.V.INFIN II.PRON.SUB.1S talktalk.V.1S.PRES toto.PREP herher.ADJ.POSS.F.3S.[or].her.PRON.OBJ.F.3S aboutabout.PREP .
  
654ARIand try to tell her things about my mom .
  andand.CONJ trytry.V.INFIN toto.PREP telltell.V.INFIN herher.ADJ.POSS.F.3S thingsthing.N.PL aboutabout.PREP mymy.ADJ.POSS.1S mommom.N.SG .
  
680ARIso when I talked to her about that whole thing (.) I think it kinda clicked in her head .
  soso.ADV whenwhen.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S talkedtalk.V.PAST toto.PREP herher.ADJ.POSS.F.3S.[or].her.PRON.OBJ.F.3S aboutabout.PREP thatthat.DEM.FAR wholewhole.ADJ thingthing.N.SG II.PRON.SUB.1S thinkthink.V.1S.PRES itit.PRON.OBJ.3S kindaunk clickedclick.N.SG+AV inin.PREP herher.ADJ.POSS.F.3S headhead.N.SG .
  
806AVEnow that I think about it .
  nownow.ADV thatthat.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S thinkthink.V.1S.PRES aboutabout.PREP itit.PRON.OBJ.3S .
  
967ARI++ laugh about it .
  laughlaugh.V.INFIN aboutabout.PREP itit.PRON.OBJ.3S .
  
973ARIthat's like how I feel about xxx .
  that'sthat.DEM.FAR+BE.V.3S.PRES likelike.CONJ.[or].like.V.INFIN howhow.ADV II.PRON.SUB.1S feelfeel.V.1S.PRES aboutabout.PREP .
  
1173ARIbecause we were talking xxx [//] when me and her we started talking about the whole xxx and the whole controversy and the rooms and all that stuff +...
  becausebecause.CONJ wewe.PRON.SUB.1P werewere.V.1P.PAST talkingtalk.V.PRESPART whenwhen.CONJ meme.PRON.OBJ.1S andand.CONJ herher.ADJ.POSS.F.3S.[or].her.PRON.OBJ.F.3S wewe.PRON.SUB.1P startedstart.V.PAST talkingtalk.V.PRESPART aboutabout.PREP thethe.DET.DEF wholewhole.ADJ andand.CONJ thethe.DET.DEF wholewhole.ADJ controversycontroversy.N.SG andand.CONJ thethe.DET.DEF roomsroom.N.PL andand.CONJ allall.ADJ thatthat.CONJ.[or].that.DEM.FAR stuffstuff.V.INFIN .
  
1182ARIif you get called something (..) and you know it's not true and you think it's so funny that that person even thought about it +/.
  ifif.CONJ youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP getget.V.2SP.PRES calledcall.V.INFIN+AV somethingsomething.PRON andand.CONJ youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP knowknow.V.2SP.PRES it'sit.PRON.SUB.3S+BE.V.3S.PRES notnot.ADV truetrue.ADJ andand.CONJ youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP thinkthink.V.2SP.PRES it'sit.PRON.SUB.3S+BE.V.3S.PRES soso.ADV funnyfunny.ADJ thatthat.CONJ.[or].that.DEM.FAR thatthat.DEM.FAR personperson.N.SG eveneven.ADJ thoughtthought.AV.PAST aboutabout.PREP itit.PRON.OBJ.3S .
  
1190ARIoh I don't know about that .
  ohoh.IM II.PRON.SUB.1S don'tdo.V.1S.PRES+NEG knowknow.V.INFIN aboutabout.PREP thatthat.DEM.FAR .
  
1266ARI<I'm gonna> [//] I'll talk to her about it .
  I'mI.PRON.SUB.1S+BE.V.PRES gonnago.V.PRESPART+TO.PREP I'llI.PRON.SUB.1S+BE.V.FUT talktalk.V.INFIN toto.PREP herher.ADJ.POSS.F.3S.[or].her.PRON.OBJ.F.3S aboutabout.PREP itit.PRON.OBJ.3S .
  
1299ARIyou know how many times I told her about xxx ?
  youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP knowknow.V.2SP.PRES howhow.ADV manymany.ADJ timestime.N.PL II.PRON.SUB.1S toldtold.V.PAST herher.ADJ.POSS.F.3S.[or].her.PRON.OBJ.F.3S aboutabout.PREP ?
  
1338AVEbecause you told her right about the thing ?
  becausebecause.CONJ youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP toldtold.V.PAST herher.ADJ.POSS.F.3S.[or].her.PRON.OBJ.F.3S rightright.ADJ aboutabout.PREP thethe.DET.DEF thingthing.N.SG ?
  
1363ARIand so what happened was that she [/] (.) she had told me about the care system &bla &bla &bla whatever and all this stuff .
  andand.CONJ soso.ADV whatwhat.REL happenedhappen.V.PAST waswas.V.3S.PAST thatthat.CONJ.[or].that.DEM.FAR sheshe.PRON.SUB.F.3S sheshe.PRON.SUB.F.3S hadhad.V.PAST toldtold.V.PASTPART meme.PRON.OBJ.1S aboutabout.PREP thethe.DET.DEF carecare.N.SG systemsystem.N.SG whateverwhatever.REL andand.CONJ allall.ADJ thisthis.DEM.NEAR.SG stuffstuff.SV.INFIN .
  
1374ARIlike LucySE was always talking to us about how her parents were helping out with CathySE and all that stuff .
  likelike.CONJ.[or].like.V.INFIN Lucyname waswas.V.3S.PAST alwaysalway.ADV+PV.[or].always.ADV talkingtalk.SV.INFIN+ASV toto.PREP usus.PRON.OBJ.1P aboutabout.PREP howhow.ADV herher.ADJ.POSS.F.3S parentsparent.N.PL werewere.V.1P.PAST helpingunk outout.ADV withwith.PREP Cathyname andand.CONJ allall.ADJ thatthat.CONJ.[or].that.DEM.FAR stuffstuff.V.INFIN .
  
1376ARIand I told her about it .
  andand.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S toldtold.V.PAST herher.ADJ.POSS.F.3S.[or].her.PRON.OBJ.F.3S aboutabout.PREP itit.PRON.OBJ.3S .
  

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