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The document contains transcripts of two conversations. The first conversation is between two coworkers discussing annoying coworkers, particularly a previous manager who would scold employees for having any work-unrelated conversations. The second conversation is between two people discussing the superstition that an itchy palm means money is coming, but discovering that an itchy left palm specifically means you will have to pay out money.

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Mafalda Amigurumi

The document contains transcripts of two conversations. The first conversation is between two coworkers discussing annoying coworkers, particularly a previous manager who would scold employees for having any work-unrelated conversations. The second conversation is between two people discussing the superstition that an itchy palm means money is coming, but discovering that an itchy left palm specifically means you will have to pay out money.

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Lexicogrammar 2

Camila Panes Aguilera


August 16th, 2023

Conversation I: Annoying coworkers

L1: Uhh, I came across this really funny website the other day… It’s, umm,
designed to where people can anonymously send an e-mail to an annoying
coworker…
M1: Mmm hmm…
L2: Saying things like, “You really need to use deodorant [laughter]…but we’re
too shy to tell you”… and they, you know, you just put in their e-mail
address…
M2: Okay
L3: Umm, and it got me thinking about annoying coworkers…
M3: Okay
L4: Can…Do you have any memories of particularly irritating and annoying
people at work?
M4: Well, I don’t remember anyone who was…smelly, ummm
[laughter]
M5: But there was there was one guy who was sort of irritating, umm, he was,
actually, he was someone who I, who I answered to, he was…
L5: He was your manager?
M6: He was…yeah…he was, he was a manager at my department.
L6: Uh huh.
M7: And..umm…what he would do would be if myself ..or..or..and one of my
colleagues were having a conversation that was in any way, uhh, related to
something other than the immediate job that we were working on…
L7: Uh huh.
M8: …he would, uhh, jump in there and and and, uhh, tell us off! For doing it…
L8: Really?
M9: For doing it…yeah!
L9: For just chatting while you were working?
M10: Yeah, oh yeah! It it it could be…you could be sitting at your desk and your
friend is sitting across from you and you could say, “So…you have a good
weekend, Steve?” and before you’ve even got a chance to start the
conversation, you know, our boss would, would chip in and say [imitating
odious boss] “Ah, gentlemen I don’t think that’s work-related, could we have
a bit less chatter please?”
L10: [laughter] How annoying!
Conversation II: Itchy palms

S1: Oh, I’ve got this itchy palm. It’s totally itching. Doesn’t that mean something
when it itches?
R1: It means you have to wash your hands.
S2: No, really! Isn’t it some superstition, something to do with money?
R2: Like some sort of old wives’ tale or something about…?
S3: Yeah, that you’re gonna get, like, money or something like that?
R3: Well, off the top of my head I don’t know, but the only thing for it is to see
what Google has to say.
S4: Yeah, consult the Oracle.
R4: Consult Google.
S5: The Oracle of Google. What does it mean?
R5: Give me a second…Itchy palm…Ah, OK! It’s a desire for money, or greed, or
wanting a bribe, apparently. Like a hotel porter, uhh you know, “The porter
has an itchy palm,” he’s expecting you to give a big tip. Or, you know,
someone could be known for having an itchy palm; I guess that means
they’re known for being greedy.
S6: Oh, OK. But isn’t that the idiom? Like if someone says “So-and-so has itchy
palms”? What does it mean if your palm actually itches?
R6: Oh, OK, let me see. Let me move down the list and see what Google has to
say.
S7: I hope it’s getting money…
R7: Yeah, well actually, yeah, you’re right…it says…apparently having an itchy
palm is an indicator of fortune coming your way…
S8: Yes!
R8: Or something like that. Umm, OK, Oh, hang on a minute.
S9: Does it say anything about money? I could really use some…
R9: Well, yes…Oh, wait a minute! Which, which one of your hands is it, the left
or the right hand?
S10: What, does it matter?
R10: Ah, yes, it makes a big difference actually.
S11: It’s the left one.
[long pause]
R11: Ah.
S12: Oh, that didn’t sound good.
R12: No, you’re not gonna like this. If you have an itchy left palm, it means you
have to give money.
S13: Oh no.

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