| C: | ´ no christmas tea |
| B: | but you ` see ´ nobody ever ` eats their christmas tree |
| C: | ´ true |
| B: | ` tea |
| C: | ´ very true |
| B: | you ´ know |
| A: | you ´ could have  christmas cake for ` brunch ` couldn't you |
| C: | oh I don't know about ` that |
| B: | 0.5ex-m-m |
| A: | ` yeh |
| B: | giggle |
| C: | mince ` pies ` certainly |
| A: | cos I mean if they're ` addicts then they'll eat it when ` ever it is |
A: female British academic
B: female British academic
C: male British academic
(Crystal & Davy 1975)
* Phatic communion is clearly a British invention.