The Classification of English Vowel Phonemes 2 page

7. Atkinson: What’s the matter?

Panton: Be careful. You nearly smashed my ·hand with that.

8. Mr Harris Jr.: Hu llo, Dad!

Mr Harris Sr.: Good morning, ·Sam.

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Mab: There you ·are, Jack. I thought you ·might be here earlier. What ·happened to your train? Was it late?

Jack: No, I ·don’t think so; | ·just about on time. Which one did you think I was ·catching, ·then?

Mab: Wasn’t it the ·one that 'gets ·in at 'five ten?

Jack: No, that’s ·Saturday’s only. Hadn’t ·Ann told you?

Mab: Oh, of course she ·had; how silly of me to have for·gotten it. Anyway it 'doesn’t matter. What luck your ·managing to ·get a·way just ·now. How’s Ann?

Jack: Not too bad; a bit over·come by the heat.

Mab: Hasn’t it been awful. I hate storms, | but I was 'quite thankful to ·hear the ·thunder ·last night, | and after a shower | it hasn’t been quite so ·bad to day. I sup pose it’s been ·even worse with you.

Jack: Like an oven. I’ve been com pletely ·flattened out.

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1. Carson: Pass me that card, Bart.

Charley: Which ·card?

2. Barclay: What did Arthur ·do in Ghana?

Parkes: He worked on a farm.

3. Martin: I asked 'Archie yesterday.

Gardener: And‚ what was his answer?

4. Barton: Was Arnie’s 'car damaged?

Carter: Scarcely marked.

5. Parker: Shall I pass them to Martin?

Hart: Pass them to me, ‚rather.

6. Bartlett: Parker’s on the phone.

Hardy: Ask him a·bout my car.

7. Garth: Margie’s 'asked us to tea.

Parnell: How perfectly charming of her!

8. Margetts: Aren’t you 'Archibald Smart?

Smart: Well, if it isn’t old Margetts!

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Barney: I say Arthur. Seen ·anything of 'Garth Rance ·recently?

Martin: Garth Lance?

Barney: No, Rance with an R.

Martin: Who’s 'Garth Rance, may I ask?

Barney: Don’t you re member? The man who 'gave you those driving lessons last March.

Martin: Oh, him. No, I’m af raid I haven’t. Why d’you ask? You don’t need more lessons, ·do you? I ·thought you passed your ·test.

Barney: 'So I did, later in March. No, I don’t ·need lessons. Margie ·does.

Martin: But didn’t you 'say your father was ·teaching her?

Barney: He was, | but he literally 'couldn’t 'stand the pace. Margie has no con·ception of speed, | and if you’d seen her 'tearing round Regents ·Park, | you’d have said she was com·peting in an 'inter'national car ·race, | rather than having ele mentary in'struction in ·handling our 'poor old car.

Martin: So Margie’s 'pretty confident, | is she?

Barney: Confident! | That’s putting it mildly. Anyway, | Father stood up to this ·hurricane ·treatment of the car rather well, actually. But when yesterday | dear old Margie | started taking the car to ·pieces, | Father 'threw in the sponge.

Martin: So that’s why you were ·asking about Garth ‚Rance. Let’s hope he’s 'fully in sured.

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1. Hobbs: It’ll cost a 'lot of dollars.

Thomas: Obviously.

2. Cox: Where’s John’s copy?

Rodd: Don ·took it ·for him.

3. Bond: Dodd’s gene'rosity is as tounding.

Mock: Is it gene·rosity do you think?

4. Ross: ·Moll’s being very obstinate.

Croft: Then you be ·obstinate, | too.

5. Goble: What about ·Hobb’s offer?

Bonnett: Was it an ·offer in ·fact?

6. Collins: You’re a pompous ass, ·Tom.

Dodwell: Well, really, ·Rodge!

7. Boswell: I’ve for·gotten to buy a blotting-·pad.

Folliott: Well, ·need you bother about ·having ·any?

8. Golton: Tom’s having cocoa. What for you, ·Ron?

Nox: I’d pre fer a cup of coffee.

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Oliver: Come and have some coffee.

Offord: What’s the time?

Oliver: Ten to four.

Offord: We shall have to be quick, ·then. I’ve got Mrs. 'Ockham ·coming to see me. Where are we going?

Oliver: Roger’s, I sup pose.

Offord: No, let’s go ·somewhere else. The coffee there’s getting 'worse and worse.

Oliver: You are too fussy, Offord. What about a ·place in Popham Street?

Offord: All right. Come on. Have I ·got my ·ciga rettes? Yes, | I’ve got them.

Oliver: Oh, ·that re minds me; | I don’t ·think I ·brought mine. I’ll just go back for them – I shan’t be a minute.

Offord: No, don’t bother. I’ve got enough for the present.

Oliver: Very well. Off we go, then.

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1. Your daughters are 'all tall.

2. This per formance 'always ‚draws a 'large audience.

3. Have you ·read the ex'traordinary ·story they are 'all talking a·bout?

4. That tall ·girl’s my daughter.

5. I a dore her 'more and more.

6. Could you 'show me the 'shortest ·way to the port?

7. I caught a cold | when I walked a·long the shore.

8. They can't ·afford to ·buy any more.

II

1. Morston: Mort was rather a bore to·night.

Gorton: Isn’t he always?

2. Thorner: We still ·need his sup port, | don’t we?

George: More than 'ever be fore.

3. Saunders: You haven’t ·brought e nough of them.

Mortimer: I shall be ·bringing some ·more ·later in the morning.

4. Porter: What an ex traordinary shawl!

Small: What’s ex traordinary about it?

5. Swan: Ac cording to George | they have re ported it.

Waters: It’s not im·portant, | is it?

6. Horner: Why, it’s ·Mr Corbett! | How are you?

Corbett: Good morning, Mr ·Horner. Fine, thank you.

7. Norton: It was your fault.

Dawson: My ·fault?

8. Lawton: I call on 'Gordon 'every morning.

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