❝ Monologues · 5 lines · B2
Well, I had no pressing engagement, except with those boys from the finance office.
Joe on bad writing · Sunset Boulevard (1950)
Well, I had no pressing engagement, except with those boys from the finance office.
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And she'd mentioned something to drink. Why not?
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Why it's worth practising
It drifts from dodging creditors to savouring bad prose, funny and quietly sad.
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Make shadowing a habit
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