SIARAD - Roberts4
Instances of er for speaker MEC

19MECxx dw i synnu bod dach chi (we)di gorff(en) erCE +// .
  be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S wonder.NONFINastonish.V.INFIN be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN be.2PL.PRESbe.V.2P.PRES PRON.2PLyou.PRON.2P PRT.PASTafter.PREP finish.NONFINcomplete.V.INFIN IMer.IM
  [...] I'm surprised that you've finished, er...
539MECdw i nabod y boyCE <oedd erCE &a> [//] oedd biau fan (y)na blaen .
  be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S know.NONFINknow_someone.V.INFIN DETthe.DET.DEF boyboy.N.SG be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF IMer.IM be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF own.NONFINown.V.INFIN+SM placeplace.N.MF.SG+SM therethere.ADV beforefront.N.M.SG.[or].plain.ADJ+SM
  I know the guy who owned there before
750MECerCE # ond # gynno chdi fath â # WrexhamCE .
  IMer.IM butbut.CONJ with.2Swith_him.PREP+PRON.M.3S PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S kindtype.N.F.SG+SM withas.CONJ Wrexhamname
  er, but you've got, like, Wrexham
754MEC<umCE na na mae Wrex(ham)CE> [?] [/] erCE [?] mae WrexhamCE yn le iawn .
  IMum.IM nono.ADV noPRT.NEG be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES Wrexhamname IMer.IM be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES Wrexhamname PRTPRT placeplace.N.M.SG+SM.[or].where.INT+SM rightOK.ADV
  um, no no, Wrex...er, Wrexham is alright
972MECdw [//] # <ti (we)di cyrraedd> [///] erCE [?] &br unrhyw arholiad ti wneud os [/] os [//] # mae [/] mae [//] # os (y)dy o (y)n bell i_ffwrdd ti (y)n dechrau # cwestiynu <os ohCE> [?] [=! laughs] +"/ .
  be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S PRT.PASTafter.PREP reach.NONFINarrive.V.INFIN IMer.IM anyany.ADJ examexamination.N.M.SG PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN+SM ifif.CONJ ifif.CONJ be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES ifif.CONJ be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S PRTPRT farfar.ADJ+SM awayout.ADV PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S PRTPRT start.NONFINbegin.V.INFIN question.NONFINquestion.V.INFIN ifif.CONJ IMoh.IM
  I...you've reached...er, any exam you do, if...if...if it's a long way back you start questioning if oh:
1241MECfath â un o nhw <efo glo(ch)> [//] erCE efo bikeCE ar ochr .
  kindtype.N.F.SG+SM withas.CONJ oneone.NUM ofof.PREP PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P withwith.PREP bellbell.N.F.SG+SM IMer.IM withwith.PREP bikebike.N.SG.[or].pike.N.SG+SM onon.PREP sideside.N.F.SG
  like, one of them had a bell...er, had a bike on the side
1258MECoedd un o nhw yna tro dwytha (o')n i (we)di mynd yna # yn # justCE &g &g erCE # dim microphonesCE dim_byd justCE gweiddi &d dw (ddi)m yn gwybod sut gynnon nhw leisiau ar_ôl a justCE wneud tricksCE a bethau .
  be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF oneone.NUM ofof.PREP PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P therethere.ADV turnturn.N.M.SG previouslast.ADJ be.1S.IMPbe.V.1S.IMPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S PRT.PASTafter.PREP go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN therethere.ADV PRTPRT justjust.ADV IMer.IM NEGnot.ADV microphonesmicrophone.N.SG+PL nothingnothing.ADV justjust.ADV shout.NONFINshout.V.INFIN be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES NEGnot.ADV+SM PRTPRT know.NONFINknow.V.INFIN howhow.INT with.3PLwith_them.PREP+PRON.3P PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P voicesvoices.N.M.PL+SM afterafter.PREP andand.CONJ justjust.ADV do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN+SM trickstrick.N.SG+PL andand.CONJ thingsthings.N.M.PL+SM
  one of them was there last time I went there, just, er no microphones or anything, just shouting, I don't know how they had voices left, and just doing tricks and so on

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