American Conversation (Idioms, Slang,

Phrases) for improving Speaking &

Listening Skills
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heylia it's good to see you you too
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I haven't seen you in a few days how are
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you how's it going not bad I'm so busy
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with the classes I'm taking how about
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you I'm okay I know you're busy with
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classes my job's really hectic this time
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of year too what's new with you nothing
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much I'm on my way to the mall I need
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some time off
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do you remember Lana she's there she's
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always at the mall I think a lot of our
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friends plan to just hang out at the
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mall tonight whoo oh yeah I remember
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Lana she's the one with a scary looking
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dog I don't want to hang out with that
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dog you aren't afraid of that little
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tiny dog are you
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well I'm sure Rover isn't that the mall
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actually I'm headed to the mall later
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anyway there's a huge sale going on I
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think they're open extra late great
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maybe I'll see you there
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sounds good we're both good shoppers if
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I get there before you leave maybe I'll
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see you after all we aren't leaving
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until we see all the sales and I'm not
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leaving until I have some cute new shoes
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hi I'm Lea Chen your neighbor from
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around the block we're having a barbecue
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Saturday and we thought you might like
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to come lots of the neighbors will be
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there Jay and Ramona are coming too
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they're your neighbors across the street
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it's nice to meet you Leah I'd like to
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come but I'll be working all weekend on
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a big project for my job well if you
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change your mind come on over you're
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welcome to come and I think it will be
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fun for you to meet all the neighbors
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thanks by the way I've been meaning to
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talk to you I hope my dogs barking
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doesn't bother you actually I wanted to
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talk to you about that when you're gone
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during the day the dog barks all the
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time it's driving me nuts
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I'm really sorry I'll keep the dog in
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the house when I'm gone thanks so much I
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hope you'll come over for some burgers
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and dogs on Saturday and drop by our
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house to visit anytime
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afternoon Unionville transit system this
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is Stanley speaking hi I need some
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travel information I need to go to 52nd
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Street and Broadway
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I live on 8th Street near Fifth Avenue
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well you can take the b12 bus to Mercer
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Street then you'll have to catch the B 9
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you can take the subway too I live near
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a bus stop so I prefer to take the bus
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what time does it come the bus has run
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about every 15 minutes bus schedules are
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posted at the bus stop you can also
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check our website how much does it cost
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you'll need two dollars and change the
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driver won't take dollar bills and he
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won't give you change
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make sure you have exact change okay
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thanks for the help
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have a good day
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large cities have very efficient subway
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systems taking these trains can get you
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just about anywhere in the city and you
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don't have to wait outside in the rain
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at some stations there may be people
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singing or playing a musical instrument
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this can be an entertaining way to wait
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for the Train unless the singer isn't
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very good for most subway systems you
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will need a token or fare card you can
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buy these right at the station either at
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the token booth or at the ticket machine
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you can put dollars right into the
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Machine it will give you a fare card in
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the amount you choose to get onto the
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platform
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slide the card into the card reader or
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put a token into the slot then push
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through the turnstile and hop on the
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train
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you
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I need some tokens please one-way or
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roundtrip roundtrip and unlike a few
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extra ones please most people aren't
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crazy about carrying around a lot of
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tokens maybe you should just get a fare
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card it's better than a pocket full of
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tokens and you can use it anytime Thanks
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that's a good idea
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do I need exact change for a fare card
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no the machine can take bills and it
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will give you change thanks for the tip
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now can you tell me where I get the
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train to Broadway and where do the
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trains arrive sure catch the train right
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over there just follow the signs for
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northbound uptown trains you'll have to
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change at 34th Street for the D train
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thanks and can you tell me where the
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restroom is right over there on the left
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if the train and bus won't take you
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where you need to go or if you're in a
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hurry you can call a cab in larger
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cities you can hail a cab on the street
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just step off the sidewalk into the
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street watch for cars and buses and
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raise your arm you can also call out
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taxi
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in cities the fares are posted right in
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the cab and the rates are set by a group
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that regulates taxi companies if you
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need a ride in a smaller city or town
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you can call a car service this is a
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private taxi company that usually does
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not have cars driving around the streets
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drivers wait in the office until someone
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calls and then a manager will dispatch a
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car you can also call in advance and
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arrange to be picked up on another day
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you
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little Apple car service this is Larry
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speaking hi I need a car to take me to
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the airport at 5:30 p.m. tomorrow do you
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need to be there at 5:30 or is that when
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you want us to pick you up I need to be
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at the airport at 5:30 or I'll miss my
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flight
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that's right in the middle of rush hour
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traffic will be a nightmare at that time
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I'll have a car get you at 2:00 p.m.
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what's your address
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are you fed up with hanging around
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waiting for buses and trains they go
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everywhere but waiting at that bus stop
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gets pretty chilly in winter cabs are
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really convenient but they sure can be
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expensive what's the perfect solution
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Drive I know I know you may not have a
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car the good news is that it's cheaper
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to get a license than to get a car and
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although you can't borrow a driver's
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license you can rent a car but watch out
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for those crazy drivers you'll need to
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make sure you know the rules of the road
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each state has all the information and
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rules about getting a license on its DMV
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website the bad news
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there is usually a test
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you
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hi I'd like to get a New Jersey driver's
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license do you want to renew in New
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Jersey license or apply for a new one I
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don't have a New Jersey license but I
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have my license from my country you
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can't use that here do you have an
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application no I don't you'll need to
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fill out an application do you have the
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required picture ID yes I do and I have
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my passport do I need anything else you
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can check this list of required
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documents if you have all the paperwork
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you just need to take a vision test and
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the written test when that person is
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finished you can go to booth number nine
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and have your picture taken
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yikes can I skip the picture I'm having
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a bad hair day sorry our state requires
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a photo license
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so you'd like to take the family for a
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drive in the country a train might take
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you there but it's so much easier to see
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the sights by driving around in a car
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maybe it's time to rent a car it's
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always a good idea to check many car
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rental companies to find the best price
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you can search on the internet or call
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the company's 800 number what kind of
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car do you want you'll need to decide on
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a type economy midsize or luxury you can
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choose the car that fits your needs be
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prepared to pay more for larger cars
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you'll also need to buy insurance just
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in case a bear in the country decides
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that your compact car is lunch
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you
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hello I'd like to rent a car for the
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weekend do you have a driver's license
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with you yes I do
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if you want an economy car we have a
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nice compact outside is it a four-door
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no it isn't it's a two-door but it has a
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hatchback and it has a sunroof do you
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have anything bigger and faster well we
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have a midsize convertible but the
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compact is more economical how about a
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big van I have a large family sure we
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have a van it's very roomy it's the
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biggest and most expensive of the three
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well I'd like the convertible for myself
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but I guess I'll take the van maybe next
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time
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oops
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what are those flashing lights behind
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you oh no were you careful to watch the
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speed limit signs along the road those
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flashing lights don't mean a party this
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time they mean the police officer would
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like to have a little chat with you
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maybe you shouldn't have rented that
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fancy car after all the flashing lights
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on a police car usually mean the police
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officer has noticed a moving violation
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if a cop pulls you over move to the
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shoulder of the road right away as
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safely as you can be careful of traffic
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on the highway it's important to be
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respectful to the officer even if you're
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not sure why he or she is stopping you
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you
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good morning sir I pulled you over
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because the speed limit is 50 miles per
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hour
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you were driving much faster than that
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you were doing 70 I'm sorry officer I
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didn't notice the sign but I thought I
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was driving slower than that I need to
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see your license and registration I
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don't have my license with me I think I
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left it at home
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you need to have license and
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registration with you in the car at all
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time sir I'm going to issue you a ticket
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for speeding and another one for not
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having the proper documents you can call
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the clerk's office to find out the
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amount of the fines can I just pay you
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now sir police officers aren't allowed
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to take money you have to call the
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clerk's office you can go there to pay
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in person or you can mail it in this is
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my first speeding ticket have a nice day
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sir
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I don't know about you but I'm exhausted
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all that waiting for the bus and hailing
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taxis has made me hungry hungry
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yes in the mood to cook no way hmm the
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hard part is deciding where to go and
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what to eat restaurant choices are
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endless steaks vegetarian meals burgers
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pizza and ethnic cuisine from just about
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every country on earth
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even the picky eaters will be happy
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but I think some takeout is just what
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the doctor ordered there's nothing like
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fast food after a busy day huh fast food
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for when you're feeling slow but don't
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let fast foods bad rap fool you it's
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more than just Burgers and Fries with a
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chocolate shake with people becoming
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more health-conscious and conscious of
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those extra pounds
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restaurants are providing more and more
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healthy choices salads water lean
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proteins and whole grain breads in fact
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many restaurants now post the calorie
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counts of their menu items I'm not sure
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I want to know that my mega cheeseburger
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lunch has more calories than I need for
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an entire day once you have your dream
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dinner in mind you can just hop into
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your car and head to the nearest
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drive-thru sure it may seem a little
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strange telling a machine that you want
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a mega burger with cheese but when you
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continue to the window to pay the
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cashier will have your juicy burger
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order all ready to go ah I can taste the
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fries already
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can I take your order please hmm a
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burger sounds good I think I'll have a
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mega burger with cheese extra pickles no
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mayo anything to drink with that I'd
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like a coke extra large anything else
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yes a kid's meal with chocolate milk and
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chicken nuggets would you like fries
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with that hmm the fry smell great but do
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you have fruit instead sure you can have
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an apple or fruit cup mom you know I
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like fruit cups but I'd like to have the
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Apple but only if they put a pie around
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it
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Wow look at that guy he can really move
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what's the big deal I can do that ha you
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want me to believe that you can run like
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a football player you don't think I can
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of course I can okay maybe I can't but I
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sure could run when I was in high school
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I was a star of the school track team
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wow you can remember all the way back to
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high school well let's just watch the
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pros whoo
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touchdown I don't know about anyone here
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running but both of you sure can eat
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you're hogging all the snacks if you
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guys don't stop picking out there won't
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be any left for the next half past the
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nachos here dig in not me I guess that's
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a hint that I should watch my weight
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hi Fitness world Jim Larry speaking how
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can I help you yes I'd like some
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information on your gym memberships
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please sure we have two different types
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of memberships you can pay-as-you-go
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where you pay five dollars every time
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you want to use the facilities and five
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dollars for every class you attend then
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there's a monthly plan where you pay a
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flat rate of forty five dollars per
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month with the monthly plan you can come
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in as often as you want and go to as
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many classes as you want both plans
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require an annual fee sounds good what
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equipment do you have all the usual
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stuff we have a cardio room with
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treadmills ellipticals all that kind of
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stuff a weight room with all sorts of
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weight machines and free weights what
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classes can I take we have yoga Pilates
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aerobics there's a whole bunch of them
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check out our website for more
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information on the class schedules is
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there a pool no but we do have a sauna
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cafe and babysitting facilities that's
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great what about the hours we're open
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every day from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. would
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you like me to schedule a tour for you
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hey great can you throw in a free day
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pass - sure drop in anytime and I'll
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give you a day pass
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hey do you guys feel like heading up the
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Delaware River next weekend the weather
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should be great so we'll be able to go
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canoeing you know me
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I'm up for anything cool my brother has
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a boat on a lake nearby we'll be able to
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spend a day on the river and then go
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waterskiing the next day a boat
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count me out I get really seasick oh
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don't be such a chicken it's a small
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boat on a small Lake seriously if it
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moves on the water and I'm in it I will
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throw up okay Leah it looks like it's
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just you and me for waterskiing do you
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think you'll be able to handle it what
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put two pieces of wood on my feet and
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glide across the water of course I can
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sorry I won't be able to join you though
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I bet it will be pretty funny to watch
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maybe I'll just watch a game on TV it's
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your loss you'll miss seeing your two
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friends water-ski like pros
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you've spent all that time working out
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and getting into shape you must be
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exhausted it's the perfect time for a
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vacation there are vacation options for
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any style and to suit any pocketbook
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give me a five-star hotel and a fancy
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resort but my buddy
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prefers a small tent and a backpack full
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of camping gear ooh
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bugs let's take a look at some of the
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choices maybe you're on a tight budget
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maybe you spent too much for that gym
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membership or you may have a crazy
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schedule at work and you can't take too
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many days off but you'd still like some
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R&R; there's a perfect solution and even
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a word to describe it staycation instead
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of going away you stay right at home and
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do fun vacation things nearby these day
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trips can be as much fun as a fancy
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vacation consider a trip to the Art
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Museum or attend a concert
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the kids packed the car and head to the
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beach for a day of sun sand and surf
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places like New York City have ferries
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you can ride for free these boats will
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make you feel like you're on a fancy
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cruise well a fancy cruise without
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waiters and fancy meals in New York City
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the ferry to Staten Island gives you a
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spectacular view of the Statue of
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Liberty and it's free
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feeling seasick go to a nearby park
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where you can enjoy a nature hike
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through the woods watch out for the
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skunk's many local parks have wilderness
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trails with signs that identify trees
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plants and animals you may see along
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your walk
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for a day that's a bit more expensive
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you might try a kid-friendly place like
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the zoo an amusement park or a waterpark
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don't forget the sunscreen
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you have a little sunburn Lia I think
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you enjoyed your vacation a little too
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much actually we just stayed home
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we took day trips and we discovered
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places we didn't even know about right
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in the neighborhood we even visited the
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zoo it was great fun wow what a great
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idea I finished painting the house it
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was not great fun I printed out some new
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recipes and cooked some interesting
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ethnic meals too after we cleaned up we
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walked around the neighborhood and
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chatted with the neighbors and one day
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we traveled to the beach and practiced
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our beach volleyball skills I think
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that's my new favorite sport the whole
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week really was a fun staycation
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[Applause]
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you love adventure you love the outdoors
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you love cooking hot dogs over an open
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campfire we have just the vacation for
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you camping yes for the brave soul who's
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not afraid of critters bad weather and
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bad food this is another fun vacation
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choice camping requires a lot of very
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careful advanced planning you'll need to
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have gear for hot weather and cold for
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rain and sunshine and for grassy fields
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and rocky riverbanks if you're in the
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middle of nowhere you'll need to carry
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your own food for all your meals pots to
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cook it in plates to serve it on and
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utensils to eat it with that means a big
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and heavy knapsack you'll also need to
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carry around your own little hotel a
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tent and the equipment to put it up
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don't forget a sleeping bag I'm
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exhausted just thinking about it
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people who love camping say there's
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nothing as wonderful as sleeping under
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the stars we don't know about you but
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we're thinking that would make us bear
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bait no thanks we don't want a bear to
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eat us for a snack before we can even
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eat our own trail mix people tell us
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that camping can be fun but we'd rather
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stay at a fancy hotel
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our camping trip was sure a surprise
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uh-oh what happened well it started out
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fine we planned the trip carefully and
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found exactly the right snacks we packed
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all our stuff and we bought brand new
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hiking boots we pitched our tent right
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beside a small lake that sounds good
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it sounded good to us too until we
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finished our hike the first day we
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forgot to break in the new boots our
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feet were sore and blistered then we
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noticed the big black clouds and
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disaster struck it poured all night when
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we woke up in the morning the tent was
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collapsed around us and we were lying in
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a huge puddle I guess next time you'll
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stay in a hotel
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now we're talking about our favorite
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vacation camping is fun if you like
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sleeping in a tent in the rain with bugs
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but give us a high-class resort any day
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these can be very expensive but they're
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fun to dream about even if we can't go
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the amenities at a five-star resort can
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make you feel like royalty so even if
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the weather is bad you'll have a great
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time an all-inclusive Resort is perfect
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if you can't be bothered keeping track
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of your expenses the price includes all
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meals drinks and entertainment golf or
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tennis the fitness center and children's
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activities are also included the rooms
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are often larger with king-sized beds
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some places have all suites so you can
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really spread out and the hotel usually
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has a concierge who can arrange many
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extra excursions in the local area like
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chartering a boat to go deep-sea fishing
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or planning a parasailing adventure be
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aware that these excursions are not
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included in the cost other amenities
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that may not be included are the spa a
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salon and other trips to nearby
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attractions be sure to know in advance
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exactly what fun activities are included
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the downside to an all-inclusive plan is
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that you may not decide to explore the
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local town restaurants after all you've
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already paid for your meals at the hotel
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on the other hand if you're in heaven
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who wants to leave anyway
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you
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Wow we had a great time on vacation yeah
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Susan told me you went to a really cool
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place yeah it was an awesome
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all-inclusive resort we paid for the
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hotel and everything we wanted to do was
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include it tell me more
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well the kids spend lots of time in the
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arcade Susan and I were happy because
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they had a beautiful golf course and of
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course we spent hours on the beach it
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was heaven just sitting in beach chairs
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and watching the ocean what about water
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sports oh it was so cool we dope for
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shells one day and water skeet another
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day the camp counselors taught the kids
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how to make paper boats they thought it
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was awesome we even brought some little
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boats home for souvenirs wow you were
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busy
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yeah we sure we're but I think we ate
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and drank a little too much it's time
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for a diet
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deciding on a place to live isn't always
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easy although the traditional American
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Dream has typically included buying a
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house with a yard and a white picket
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fence world economies don't always
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consider traditional dreams people need
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to weigh their options when deciding
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whether to rent an apartment or buy a
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house there are many things to consider
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and both options have their pros and
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cons probably the biggest advantage to
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renting is flexibility although you'll
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need to sign a lease agreement this can
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be for a short term sometimes less than
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a year which is handy if you think you
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may be relocating soon remember to read
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the fine print on that contract it will
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probably include rules about keeping
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pets and how much advance notice you
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need to give the landlord before you
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move out you'll need to put down a
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security deposit which is usually
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equivalent to one month's rent
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sometimes utilities are included in the
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rent but you may need to pay those
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separately
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very often the utility companies will
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charge a hookup fee of course you're on
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your own if you want cable TV and
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high-speed Internet connections
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a big consideration for renters is
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parking you are usually out of luck if
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you choose a big apartment building in a
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city however some apartment complexes in
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the suburbs provide parking areas be
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careful this could be a hidden extra the
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biggest advantage to renting is that if
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anything goes wrong you're off the hook
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it's the landlord's responsibility to
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fix it
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buying a house is always a tempting
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choice the upside is that instead of
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paying money to a landlord each month
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you pay off the mortgage and own your
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own home of course the downside is that
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you'll need a big chunk of change for a
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down payment
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you'll need to pay closing costs and
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realtor fees as well as buying
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homeowners insurance is renting starting
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to look better and better to you most
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towns have rules about what you may do
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with your lot for example you'll need to
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get a permit to put up a fence and there
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are rules about how high the fence can
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be and where on the property line it
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must go and let's not forget what
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American founding father Benjamin
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Franklin said in this world nothing is
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certain but death and taxes oh yes
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another good reason to rent no property
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taxes
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although towns provide convenient
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services like trash collection and
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recreation they get the money for these
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services from a homeowner's property
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taxes hey Lea what do you think about
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the apartment you looked at this morning
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oh boy I was pretty disappointed really
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I'm surprised I thought you'd love the
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neighborhood yeah that was the upside
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the neighborhood is away from the city
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so the yard was beautiful but here's the
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downside there wasn't a subway anywhere
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near the place it would take forever to
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get to work could you take a bus it
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wasn't on the bus route that goes to my
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office and besides there weren't any
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appliances the building had a laundry
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room in the basement
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but I really wanted one in the apartment
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and I couldn't believe it didn't even
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have a microwave how would i zap my
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popcorn every night you could always
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rent appliances or even buy them
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secondhand I guess so
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but anyway it had only one bedroom we
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have three kids so that's just not
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enough space there were just too many
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downsides for me to rent that place
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what's that old proverb if at first you
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don't succeed try try again I guess
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you'll just have to keep looking to find
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your dream apartment
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at home one where is Jane she is in the
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living room what is she doing she is
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playing the piano where is the car it is
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in the garage where is the dog the dog
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is in front of the door what is the dog
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doing the dog is eating
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my favorite photographs one who is she
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she is my sister what's her name her
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name is Jennifer where is she in this
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photograph she's in Toronto what is that
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building behind her she's standing in
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front of the CN tower
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location one
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where is the school it's between the
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library and the park where is the post
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office it's across from the movie
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theater where is the Royal Bank it's
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next to the supermarket where is the gas
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station it's around the corner from the
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church where is the barbershop it's near
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the bus station
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color1 may I help you yes please I am
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looking for an umbrella what's your
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favorite color
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it's black sorry we have no black
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umbrellas right now here is a nice
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umbrella but this umbrella is yellow
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that's okay
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yellow umbrellas are very popular this
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year
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no questions are you married no I'm not
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I'm single tell me about your new car
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is it large no it's not it is small tell
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me about the questions in your English
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book are they difficult no they're not
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they are easy tell me about your new
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neighbors are they quiet no they aren't
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they are noisy
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short answer
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is Alice young or old she is young is
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Bill tall or short he is short
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his Albert's apartment big or little
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it's small
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were the last examinations easy or
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difficult they were difficult is Julie
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married or single she is single
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telephone call - hello jack this is Dave
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I want to return the book I borrowed
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from you last night will you be home at
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about 6 o'clock yes I will I'll be
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cooking dinner oh well then I won't come
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over at sex why not I don't want to
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disturb you don't worry you won't
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disturb me okay I'll see you at 6:00
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what's a grant my daughter is going to
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college that's great but it must be
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expensive yes but she has a grand a
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grant
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what's a grant the government is giving
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her money to pay for her education
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that's right
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does it pay for everything no she has a
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loan - what's the difference between a
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loan and a grant you have to pay back a
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loan a grant as a gift
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I'm busy on Friday would you like to go
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to a pop concert well I'd like to but
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when is it on Friday evening what a pity
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I'm busy on Friday maybe you could
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change your plans it's going to be a
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really great concert maybe I will I
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wouldn't want to miss it
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great I'll see you Friday
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bless you
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that's who god bless you thank you you
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have a called
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yes that's why I'm sneezing so much I
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hope you feel better soon I get a bad
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cold every winter are you taking
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anything for your cold I'm taking
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contact does it help yes but it makes me
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sleepy
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you'd better not drive then
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I don't feel well
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what are you looking for my jacket I'm
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going to the doctor why what's the
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problem I'm not sure but I don't feel
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well
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do you have a fever no but I have a pain
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in my chest what time is your
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appointment 11:30 I'm going now bye
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goodbye I hope it's nothing serious
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Thanks see you
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can you help me can you help me officer
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I'll try what's the problem I can't get
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into my car where are your keys they're
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in the car don't worry I can open it how
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can you do that with a coat hanger it's
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easy where can we get a coat hanger
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there's one in the police car wait here
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thanks a lot you're very kind
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taking a cab
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hello ello where do you want to go 70
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Maple Street please
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70 middle Street no Maple Street Maple
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Street let's see
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is that near saying David Street I don't
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know I've only been here one week oh
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where are you from Toronto
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I hate to get up I hate to get up in the
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morning me too what time do you get up
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at 6 o'clock what do you get up so early
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I have to be at work by 7:00 I don't get
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up until 8:00 you're lucky what do you
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do I own a bookstore what time does your
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store open at 8:30
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a hot day this heat is killing me me -
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it must be 95 degrees I would like a
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cold drink I'll get you one
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Thanks hmm this tastes good it does jeez
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this hot weather makes me lazy me too
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get me another drink I guess if you're
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lazy no one else is allowed to be thanks
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for understanding
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phone out of order one
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Hey hey what's wrong there's something
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wrong with the phone I'm getting a
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strange noise are you I can hear you
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clearly hello hello this pay phone might
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be out of order I'll call you again with
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another phone hello how about now is
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there still a strange noise yes perhaps
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my phone is out of order you should get
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in touch with the phone company
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phone out of order - hey what's the
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matter with the phone here listen to
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this peculiar noise it doesn't sound
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like a dial tone
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it must be out of order we'd better
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notify the phone company how do we do
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that we can't use the phone let's go
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next door and use our neighbor's phone
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he's always complaining about people I
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don't want to ask any favors of him how
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about across the street I forgot about
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mrs. Reilly I'm sure she'd let us use
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her phone
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getting a visa does it take long to get
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a visa it depends on the season anywhere
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from one month to two months what do I
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need to do fill out an application form
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and wait will there be a long waiting
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period not if you don't run into any
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government delays
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employing a new member well this woman
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may be suitable for the job but is she
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energetic enough yes she certainly seems
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to have lots of energy hmm
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she's got to be ambitious too is she yes
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she has plenty of ambition and we really
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need a flexible sort of person do you
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think she is mmm she seems to be
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determined enough but she's a little
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tough well I guess we'll give her a try
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and see how she works out
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a date what are you so happy about
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you're grinning from ear to ear sandy
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and I are going to go out this weekend
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oh yeah that's fast work that's great
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which night are you going to see her
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Friday or Saturday on Friday she isn't
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going to be in town on Saturday and
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Sunday she's going to visit a friend in
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Quebec what are you going to do on
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Friday I don't know yet do you have any
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ideas how about taking her to a Chinese
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restaurant I've heard that she likes
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Chinese food that's a great idea what
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are you going to wear on your date I'm
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going to wear my new suit that's too
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formal wear your jeans and a t-shirt how
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about your sports jacket are you going
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to wear it on Friday night no I'm not go
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ahead and wear it
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what did you do yesterday
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hi how are you you look tired did you
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sleep okay last night
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no I didn't why what did you do
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yesterday I went to a nightclub last
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night and danced all night oh yeah did
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you have a good time I had a wonderful
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time but I'm beat today what time did
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you leave the nightclub I left at about
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3 a.m. I'm not surprised that you're
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tired which nightclub did you go to
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fantastic it's on Ontario Street it's
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really nice
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traveling by air do I check in here for
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Air Canada to Mexico do you already have
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your ticket yes here you are thank you
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can you put your luggage up here please
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sure I have three suitcases we allow
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only two pieces you'll have to pay an
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extra charge oh can I carry this one
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with me no I'm sorry it won't fit under
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your seat that's $45 here you are thank
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you you can choose your seat a window
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seat or aisle seat
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I'd like a window seat please fine seat
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15a here's your ticket and your boarding
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pass enjoy your flight
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at the customs good morning can I see
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your passport
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certainly here it is yes that's all
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right have you got anything to declare
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yes I have I've got some whisky and some
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cigarettes
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how much whisky have you got a leader
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that's all right and how many cigarettes
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have you got 200 fine
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what about perfume no I haven't good
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open your case please pardon open your
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case please open it now oh dear look at
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this you've got three bottles of whisky
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four hundred cigarettes and a lot of
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perfume does that mean I can't go
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a new baby well hello mr. Wallace you
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seem unusually happy today I just became
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a father congratulations
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a boy or a girl you never saw such a
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cute girl nine pounds three ounces and
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as cute as a button doesn't this call
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for cigars yes I forgot about the cigars
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here have one thank you
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how's your wife she's just fine
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is English difficult
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where are you going to Canada why are
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you going there I'm going to learn
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English there's a school there that has
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an excellent program is learning English
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going to be difficult yes I have to
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study and practice a lot where is your
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school it's in a town called st.
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Catherine's in Ontario
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I'm jealous I'll bet you're excited yes
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but I'm also really nervous
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washing his car
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where's Kevin he's in front of the house
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what is he doing washing his car not
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again
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yes he takes good care of his car but he
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never cleans his room
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I know it's always dirty and nothing is
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in order you're right his room is a mess
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maybe you should move into the car
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at the restaurant
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this is a big menu yeah what are you
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getting chicken peas and baked potatoes
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I don't know what to get they have very
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good Turkey
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I had Turkey yesterday how about steak
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perfect I'll get steak and mashed
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potatoes what vegetable are you getting
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I'm not getting any I don't like
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vegetables
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when's the baby due
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I have some good news what is it Lisa is
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going to have a baby that's great I'm so
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happy for her
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me too do they want a boy or a girl a
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girl when's the baby due in the
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beginning of September I'm going to
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phone Lisa tonight that's nice
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say hello for me
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bus-stop
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Jean Barbara do you work around here yes
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I work in that building across the
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street really what do you do I work in a
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law office on a secretary oh that's
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interesting what about you what do you
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do I work at doer restaurant
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Oh are you a cook no I'm a waitress
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that's a really hard job I don't envy
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you
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me neither in the bus do you live alone
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Jean no I don't I live with my family
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how about you I'm married no I got
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married last year really congratulations
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who did you marry his name's Jeff hunt
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he lives in my building Oh what does he
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do he's a doctor how wonderful I'm very
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happy for you
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gardening
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your garden is really lovely thank you I
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enjoy working in the garden do you do
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everything yourself I trim the bushes
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and weed the flowerbeds myself who cuts
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the grass oh it's so big that I hire one
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of the boys in the neighborhood to do it
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for me well I must say he does a good
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job
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yes his work is more than satisfactory
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a lazy boy I'm very angry with my son
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Harry why what's the problem he's not
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doing well in school
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that's a surprise Harry's a smart boy
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yes but he never studies did you talk to
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his teachers yes I did
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what did they say he's a nice boy but
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he's very lazy maybe they're right
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I'm afraid so have you thought about
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getting him a tutor maybe that's a good
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idea
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I really want him to excel let's go look
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in the phone book now then
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can I Drive there what time is it it's
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three o'clock oh no I'm late
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are you going to the dentist can I Drive
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you there sure that will help do you
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have a toothache yes and it's very bad
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I'm sorry to hear that
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I've had it for weeks and this is the
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first time that I could get in my
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dentist is always so busy I guess that's
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a good thing it means a lot of people
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like him
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a new dress who is it it's me dear don't
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you have your key now let me in lets her
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in what's in that box what did you get a
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new dress honey but you have a closet
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full of dresses I know but I need a new
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one
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what's wrong with all the other dresses
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they're not this one
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a picnic
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let's go for a picnic that's a great
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idea where shall we go let's go to the
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park how far is it about a mile is it a
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nice place
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sure it has picnic tables and a
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beautiful lake good I'll make some
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sandwiches
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I'll bring soda and cookies the kids
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will love it
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I'm going skiing
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we've got 10 inches of snow wow that's
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terrific
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what's so terrific about it I'm going
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skiing skiing are you serious yes it's a
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lot of fun maybe but it's also dangerous
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you need to live on the edge and you
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need to make sure you don't fall off of
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it
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traffic rules
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Sara you can't park here it's a bus stop
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Oh we'll be back in a few minutes it's
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okay oh no it isn't you'll get a parking
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ticket if you leave it here no I won't
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it's half past five all the traffic
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wardens have gone home Sara yes is this
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your car ma'am
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