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ɛmˈplɔɪi: 

həˈloʊ. kæn aɪ teɪk jʊər ˈɔrdər? 

ˈkʌstəmər: jɛs. aɪd laɪk ə lɑrʤ ˌpɛpəˈroʊni ˈpitsə wɪð ˈmʌʃrumz ænd g
rin ˈpɛpərz. 

ɛmˈplɔɪi: wʊd ju laɪk ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ɛls? 

ˈkʌstəmər: wɛl, weɪt. ʌ, kæn aɪ meɪk ðæt ə hæf-ænd-hæf ˈpitsə? 

ɛmˈplɔɪi: ʃʊr. wʌt wʊd ju laɪk ɑn iʧ hæf? 

ˈkʌstəmər: ʌ, wʌt ˈtɑpɪŋz du ju hæv? 

ɛmˈplɔɪi: wɛl, wi hæv ɪˈtæljən ˈsɔsəʤ, hæm, ˈmʌʃrumz, ˈʌnjənz, ˈpaɪ
ˌnæpəl, blæk ˈɑlɪvz, grinˈpɛpərz, ˈbeɪkən, təˈmeɪtoʊz, ʃrɪmp, klæmz, 
ænd skwɪd. 

ˈkʌstəmər: ʃrɪmp, klæmz, ænd skwɪd!? wʌt kaɪnd ʌv ˈpitsə ɪz ðæt? 

ɛmˈplɔɪi: ʌ, ðə ˈmænəʤər spɛnt sʌm taɪm ˈoʊvərˈsiz [oʊ.], ænd θɪŋk
s hɪz nu ˈsiˌfud ˈpitsə wɪl bi ə hɪt wɪðˈkʌstəmərz, bʌt tu bi ˈɑnəst, ði 
“ˈswɪmərz ˈspɛʃəl,” æz hi kɔlz ɪt, ɪz ən əˈkwaɪərd teɪst. 

ˈkʌstəmər: ʌ, aɪl pæs ɑn ði “sɪŋk ɔr swɪm” ˈspɛʃəl, bʌt aɪl hæv ˌpɛpə
ˈroʊni ænd ˈmʌʃrumz ɑn wʌn hæf ændgrin ˈpɛpərz ænd ɪˈtæljən ˈsɔsə
ʤ ɑn ði ˈʌðər. oʊ, ænd kʊd aɪ gɛt ˈɛkstrə ʧiz ɑn ðæt ˈpitsə? 

ɛmˈplɔɪi: ˌɔlˈraɪt. wʊd ju kɛr fɔr ˈɛni brɛd stɪks ɔr ˈbɛvərɪʤ wɪð jʊər ˈɔr
dər?
[wɛl . . . aɪ doʊntnoʊ.] ˈækʧuəli, wi hæv ə ˈfraɪdi naɪt ˈspɛʃəl ˈgoʊɪŋ ɑ
n raɪt naʊ [oʊ!], ænd ɪf ju ˈɔrdər ˈɛni lɑrʤ ˈpitsə ænddrɪŋk, wil θroʊ ɪn 
ə fri ˈɔrdər ʌv breadsticks, plʌs ə θri ˈdɑlər ˈkuˌpɔn fɔr juz wɪð jʊər nɛk
st ˈpitsə ˈɔrdər. 

ˈkʌstəmər: hʌ, ʃʊr, waɪ nɑt. ænd wʌt drɪŋk kʌmz wɪð ðə ˈpitsə? 
ɛmˈplɔɪi: ˈiðər ˈæpəl ɔr ˈɔrənʤ ʤus. 

ˈkʌstəmər: aɪl teɪk ˈɔrənʤ ʤus. 

ɛmˈplɔɪi: ˌoʊˈkeɪ. jʊər ˈtoʊtəl kʌmz tu fɪfˈtin ˈnaɪnˈtin, wɪʧ ɪnˈkludz tæk
s. [ˌoʊˈkeɪ.] ænd kʊd aɪ hæv jʊərneɪm? 

ˈkʌstəmər: ʌ, jæ, ʤeɪ hɑn. 

ɛmˈplɔɪi: hʌ? dɪd ju seɪ “ʤeɪ hænd”? 

ˈkʌstəmər: noʊ, ɪts “hɑn.” ˈækʧuəli, ɪts ə kɔˈriən neɪm, bʌt ˈmɛni ˈpip
əl hæv ˈdɪfəkəlti ˈmeɪkɪŋ ɪtaʊt. heɪ, ˈmeɪbi aɪ ʃʊd ʧeɪnʤ maɪ neɪm tu 
“hænd.” 

ɛmˈplɔɪi: ɑ, neɪmz ɑr ɪmˈpɔrtənt; doʊnt ʧeɪnʤ ɪt. [ˌoʊ
ˈkeɪ.] oʊ, ænd jʊər ˈæˌdrɛs ænd ˈtɛləˌfoʊn ˈnʌmbər? 

ˈkʌstəmər: ɪts 1340 saʊθ 16 ist, ænd ðə foʊn ˈnʌmbər ɪz 340-1870
(θri-fɔr-ˈzɪroʊ-eɪˈtin, ˈsɛvənti). 

ɛmˈplɔɪi: ˌoʊˈkeɪ. lɛt mi rɪˈpit jʊər ˈɔrdər. ə lɑrʤ hæf-ænd-hæf ˈpitsə.
[ˌoʊˈkeɪ.] wʌn hæf wɪðˌpɛpəˈroʊni [jæ.] ænd ˈmʌʃrumz ænd ði ˈʌðər 
wɪð ɪˈtæljən ˈsɔsəʤ ænd grin ˈpɛpərz.
[jæ.] ˈɔrənʤ ʤus ændjʊər fri ˈɔrdər ʌv breadsticks. ʤæn “hɑn,” nɑt 
“hænd,” [jæ, ðæts raɪt.] æt 1340 saʊθ 16 ist, 340-1817. ɪzðæt kə
ˈrɛkt? 

ˈkʌstəmər: ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ɪkˈsɛpt fɔr ðə foʊn ˈnʌmbər. ɪts 1870, nɑt 1817. 

ɛmˈplɔɪi: ˌɔlˈraɪt. θæŋks fɔr jʊər ˈɔrdər. ɪt ʃʊd əˈraɪv æt jʊər ˈdɔrˌstɛp ɪ
n 30 ˈmɪnəts ɔr lɛs, ɔr jul rəˈsiv ə frismɔl ˈpitsə wɪð jʊər nɛkst ˈɔrdər. 

ˈkʌstəmər: greɪt. θæŋks.
Employee: Hello. Can I take your order?

Customer: Yes. I’d like a large pepperoni pizza with mushrooms and green peppers.
Employee: Would you like anything else?

Customer: Well, wait. Uh, can I make that a half-and-half pizza?

Employee: Sure. What would you like on each half?

Customer: Uh, what toppings do you have?

Employee: Well, we have Italian sausage, ham, mushrooms, onions, pineapple, black olives, green peppers,
bacon, tomatoes, shrimp, clams, and squid.

Customer: Shrimp, clams, and squid!? What kind of pizza is that?

Employee: Uh, the manager spent some time overseas [Oh.], and thinks his new seafood pizza will be a hit with
customers, but to be honest, the “Swimmer’s Special,” as he calls it, is an acquired taste.

Customer: Uh, I’ll pass on the “Sink or Swim” special, but I’ll have pepperoni and mushrooms on one half and
green peppers and Italian sausage on the other. Oh, and could I get extra cheese on that pizza?

Employee: Alright. Would you care for any bread sticks or beverage with your order? [Well . . . I don’t know.]
Actually, we have a Friday night special going on right now [Oh!], and if you order any large pizza and drink, we’ll
throw in a free order of breadsticks, plus a three dollar coupon for use with your next pizza order.

Customer: Huh, sure, why not. And what drink comes with the pizza?

Employee: Either apple or orange juice.

Customer: I’ll take orange juice.

Employee: Okay. Your total comes to fifteen nineteen, which includes tax. [Okay.] And could I have your name?

Customer: Uh, yeah, Jay Han.

Employee: Huh? Did you say “Jay Hand”?

Customer: No, it’s “Han.” Actually, it’s a Korean name, but many people have difficulty making it out. Hey, maybe
I SHOULD change my name to “Hand.”

Employee: Ah, names are important; don’t change it. [Okay.] Oh, and your address and telephone number?

Customer: It’s 1340 South 16 East, and the phone number is 340-1870 (three-four-zero-eighteen, seventy).

Employee: Okay. Let me repeat your order. A large half-and-half pizza. [Okay.] One half with pepperoni [Yeah.]
and mushrooms and the other with Italian sausage and green peppers. [Yeah.] Orange juice and your free order
of breadsticks. Jan “Han,” not “Hand,” [Yeah, that’s right.] at 1340 South 16 East, 340-1817. Is that correct?

Customer: Everything except for the phone number. It’s 1870, not 1817.
Employee: Alright. Thanks for your order. It should arrive at your doorstep in 30 minutes or less, or you’ll receive
a free small pizza with your next order.

Customer: Great. Thanks.

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