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here, like earnestness or diligence. Team-playing, something. And I couldnt think of anything.
So the truth is... I was arrested for failure to pay parking tickets.”
see on appendices These data are classified into formal style because the dialogue was in serious
condition that occurred in the office building where the applicant must wore formal suit in an interview. Formal style also used in speaking to a single hearer. In this
situation it occurred between Mr. Fromkin as interviewer and Chris as Interviewee. The words, such as; “Yes” and “Yes, sir” Indicated a different social class, statues, or
higher position.
4.3 CONSULTATIVE STYLE
2. In Hospital
Chris : “Its a portable bone-density scanner.
A medical device I sell for a living. Thank you for the opportunity to discuss it with you.
I appreciate it.” Doctor
: “We just dont need it, Chris. Its unnecessary and expensive.”
Chris : “Well, maybe next-- Thank you.”
These data are classified into consultative style because the dialogue was in semiformal condition that occurred between Chris and The Doctor in the hospital. The
dialogue though formal enough which discussed about one topic, offering a portable bone-density scanner.
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5. In front of buildings
Chris : “Man, I got two questions for you: What do you do?
And how do you do it?” Man I
: “Im a stockbroker.” Chris
: “Stockbroker. Oh, goodness. Had to go to college to be a stockbroker, huh?”
Man I : “You dont have to.
Have to be good with numbers and good with people. That’s it.”
see on appendices These data are classified into consultative style although the dialogue
happened in informal situation which is in front of buildings that occurred between Chris and someone he just met. When Chris was speaking, the other one gave the
short responses, such as; “I’m stockbroker”, and “You don’t have to” indicated the consultative style itself.
10. At daycare
Chris : “He says hes been watching TV.”
Mrs. Chu : “Oh, little TV for history.”
Chris : “Love Boat?”
Mrs. Chu : “For history. Navy.”
Chris : “Thats not the Navy.
I mean, he could watch television at home. Were paying you 1 50 a month. If hes gonna be sitting
around.....watching TV all day, were taking him out of here.”
see on appendices These data are classified into consultative style because the dialogue was in
semiformal situation that happened at the daycare between Chris and Mrs. Chu, the
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topic, the daycare activity.
15. In taxi
Chris : “So when I was in the Navy, I worked for a doctor..
who loved to play golf, hours every day.. and I would actually perform medical procedures...
when hed leave me in the office. So Im used to being in a position
where I have to make decisions and..Mr. Twistle, listen. This is a very important.”
Mr. Twistle : “Im sorry. Im sorry. This things impossible.”
Chris : “I can do it.”
Mr. Twistle : “No, you cant. No one can.”
Chris : “No, Im pretty sure I can do it.”
Mr. Twistle : “No, you cant.”
Chris : “Let me see it. Give it here. Oh, yeah. Oh, wow, you
really messed it up.” Mr. Twistle
: “Sorry.” Chris
: “It looks like it works around a swivel, so the centerpieces never move. So if its yellow in the center, thats the yellow
side. If its red in the center, thats the red side.” Mr. Twistle
: “Okay.” Chris
: “So... You can slow down. Listen, we can drive around all day.”
Mr. Twistle : “I dont believe you can do this.”
Chris : “Yeah, I can.”
Mr. Twistle : “No, you cant.”
see on appendices These data are classified into consultative style although the dialogue
happened in informal situation which was inside of the taxi that occurred between Chris and Mr. Twistle. When Chris was speaking, Mr. Twistle gave short responses,
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style itself. 22. In Police Station
Police : “Payable to the City of San Francisco.”
Chris : “Does it have to be the full amount?”
Police : “You gotta pay each parking ticket, otherwise, youre
staying.” Chris
: “This is all I got.” Police
: “You verify at 9:30 tomorrow morning.” Chris
: “What?” Police
: “You gotta stay until this thing clears.” Chris
: “No. No, I cant spend the night here. I have to pick up my son.”
Police : “You verify at 9:30 tomorrow.”
Chris : “Sir, I have a job interview at Dean Witter at 1 0:1 5
tomorrow morning. I cannot stay..”
see on appendices These data are classified into consultative style because there was a
semiformal situation that happened in the police station. The dialogue though formal enough which discussed about one topic, begged for tolerance while Policeman is
speaking, Chris gave some short responses, such as; “Yeah”, “No”, and “Alright” that indicated the consultative style itself.
27. On the Phone
Chris : “Dean Witter.”
Janice : “Yes, hi.”
Chris : “Yes, Id like to leave a message for Mr. Jay Twistle.”
Janice : “Your name?”
Chris : “Yeah, my name is Chris Gardner.
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program. I really appreciate it and Id be very pleased to accept your
invitation.” Janice
: “Is that all?” Chris
: “Yes, thats it.” see on appendices
These data are classified into consultative style because the dialogue though formal enough that occurred between Chris and Mr. Twistle’s secretary, Janice. When
Chris is speaking, Janice gave short responses, such as; “Yes”, “Yeah”, and “Okay” that indicated the consultative style itself.
4.4
CASUAL STYLE
4. In dining room
Linda : “Since when do you not like macaroni and cheese?”
Christopher : “Since birth?”
Linda : “Whats that?”
Chris : “What?”
Linda : “What is this?”
Chris : “Its a gift for Christopher.”
Linda : “From who?”
Chris : “Cynthia from work.”
Linda : “Its for adults. Chris cant use it.”
Chris : “She didnt know.”
Linda : “What are you supposed to do with it?”
Chris : “Make every side the same color.”
Linda : “Did you pay the taxes?”
Chris : “No, Im gonna have to file an extension.”
Linda : “You already filed an extension.”
Chris : “Yeah, well, I gotta file another one.”
Linda : “Thats.. Its 650.”
Chris : “Ill have it in the next month. That means interest, right?”
Linda : “And a penalty?”
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These data are classified into casual style because the dialogue occurred among members of a family; Chris as father, Linda as mother, and Christopher as
their five years old son, also the used of the first name in addressing one another, such as; “Christopher” and “Chris” that indicated the casual style itself.
16. In the middle of the road
Taxi driver : “Hey Stop it Hey Where are you going?
Come here No No, no, no You asshole, give me my money
Give me my money. Please stop. Please, please, please
Son of a bitch.” Chris
: “Please He shouldve paid you” Taxi driver
: “Come here” Chris
: “Im sorry. Im so sorry.” Taxi driver
: “Ill kick your ass” Chris
: “Im sorry” see on appendices
These data are classified into casual style because the background of the dialogue occurred in informal situation, which happened in the middle of the road,
and there were rude words used in the dialogue, such as; “You asshole”, “Son of a bitch”, “I’ll kick your as” and few others, because Chris can’t pay the bills, so the taxi
driver chased him into the middle of the road.
18. On the phone
Chris : “Hello?”
Mr. Twistle : “Chris.” Chris
: “Who is this?” Mr. Twistle : “Jay Twistle.”
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: “Hey.” Mr. Twistle : “Dean Witter.”
Chris : “Yeah, of course. How are you?”
Mr. Twistle : “Im fine. Listen, do you still wanna come in and talk?” Chris
: “Yes, sir. Absolutely.” Mr. Twistle
: “Ill tell you what. Come on by day after tomorrow, in the morning.
Were interviewing for the internships. You got a pen and paper?”
Chris : “Yes. Yes, I do. Hold on one second.”
Mr. Twistle : “All right. Hello? Chris?”
Chris : “Go ahead. I have one.”
Mr. Twistle : “Write this number down so you can call my secretary,
Janice. She can give you all the specifics.” Chris
: “Yep.” Mr. Twistle
: “Okay, 41 5.” Chris
: “415.” Mr. Twistle
: “864.” Chris
: “864.” Mr. Twistle
: “0256.” Chris
: “0256.” Mr. Twistle
: “Yeah, extension 4796.” Chris
: “4796.” Mr. Twistle
: “Right. Call her tomorrow.” Chris
: “Yes, sir. 41 5-864-0256.” Mr. Twistle
: “Okay, buddy.” see on appendices
These data can be categorized as casual style because the dialogue occurred in normal situation between Chris and Mr. Twistle on the phone. The word “buddy” in
the dialogue indicated that Chris as Mr. Twistle’s friend.
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19. Walking to the market
Wayne : “Chris.”
Chris : “Hey. Did you..? Have you seen Linda and Christopher?”
Wayne : “No. You catch the game last night?”
Chris : “No, no.”
Wayne : “You didnt see that, 1 1 8, 1 .. ?”
Chris : “Excuse me, did Linda and Christopher come in here?”
Man : “No, I havent see them.”
Wayne : “1 1 9-1 20. Double overtime.”
“Moons hits a three-pointer at 1 7 seconds left.” Chris
: “Wayne, Wayne, Wayne. Cant talk to you about numbers right now.”
Wayne : “Whats your problem with numbers?”
Chris : “864-2.... And you owe me money.”
Wayne : “Yeah.”
Chris : “You owe me 1 4.”
see on appendices These data are classified into casual style because the dialogue occurred
between friends. We can see that Wayne keeps on talking about the game score while Chris was panic looking for his wife last night.
21. In front of apartment
Charlie : “Hey, listen. I need the rent. I can’t wait anymore.”
Chris : “Yeah, Im good for that, Charlie. Im gonna get it.”
Charlie : “Why dont you go two blocks over
at the Mission lnn motel? Its half what you pay here. Listen, Chris. I need you out of here in the morning.”
Chris : “The hell am I supposed to be out of here tomorrow?”
Charlie : “I got painters coming in.”
Chris : “All right, look. I need more time.”
Charlie : “No.”
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: “All right, Ill paint it myself. All right, but I just.. I gotta have some
more time.. I got my son up in here.” see on appendices
These data can be classified into casual style because the dialogue occurred in normal situation that happened between Chris and Charlie, the owner of the
apartment, and also the used of the first name addressing one another, “Chris” and “Charlie” that indicated the casual style itself.
25. In the office
Mr. Twistle : “Chris, I dont know how you did it dressed as a garbage
man, but you pulled it off.” Chris
: “Thank you, Mr. Twistle.” Mr. Twistle
: “Hey, now you can call me Jay. Well talk to you soon.” Chris
: “All right, so Ill let you know, Jay.” Mr. Twistle : Youll let me know, Jay?
What do you mean? “ Chris
: “Yeah, Ill give you a call tomorrow sometime..” Mr. Twistle
: “What are you talking…?” Chris
: “You hounded me for this.” Mr. Twistle
: “You stood here..” Chris
: “Listen, theres no salary. No. I was not aware of that. My circumstances have changed some.. and
I need to be certain that Ill be..” Mr. Twistle
: “All right. Okay. Tonight. I swear I will fill your spot. I promise.
If you back out, you know what Ill look like to the partners?” see on appendices
These data are classified into casual style because the dialogue occurred in normal situation while break time at the office, between Chris and Mr.Twistle. The
word “ass-A-hole” doesn’t mean asshole but it’s the term that their created, and also
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Chris as Mr. Twistle’s friend.
29. In the middle of the road
Man I : “Hey, asshole. Are you all right, asshole?”
Man II : “Are you okay? What were you thinking?”
Man I : “What are you doing? I couldve killed you.”
Chris : “Im trying to cross the street.”
Man II : “Well, youre all right?”
Chris : “Yeah, yeah. Wheres my shoe?”
Man II : “What?”
Chris : “You knocked off my shoe”
Man II : “I dont know where your shoe is.”
Chris : “Wheres my damn shoe?”
Man I : “I dont know.”
Chris : “Hey. Did you see it? I lost my shoe.”
Woman : “No, Im sorry.”
Man I : “Hey. Hey, where are you going? We should
wait for the police.” Chris
: “I gotta go to work.” Man II
: “Hey, you just got hit by a car. Go to the hospital.”
Chris : “Im in a competitive internship at Dean Witter.”
These data are classified into casual style because the background of the dialogue occurred in the informal situation that happened in the middle of the
road.
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4.5 INTIMATE STYLE
