English for Social

“Well, if you don't know, Mr. Matuschek, who should?”

Matuschek Returns on Christmas Eve · The Shop Around the Corner 1940 · Ch. 17/19

• Office chat
• Small talk
• Thanking

“You're not a Nazi, Jojo.”

Elsa Tells Jojo He's Not a Nazi · Jojo Rabbit 2019 · Ch. 13/18

• Small talk
• Comforting a friend
• Explaining

“I don't think it's right, but I think it's expedient.”

Howard Tells Bob to Buy the Letter · The Letter 1940 · Ch. 11/15

• Courtroom
• Parties
• Explaining

“Good old Sweeney. He never stops trying.”

Derek Quits the Movement · American History X 1998 · Ch. 10/17

• Parties
• Couple fights
• Saying no

“I'm still trying to pull the wool over Klink's eyes and trying to get into Hilda's pants.”

Bob Goes Too Far on Live TV · Auto Focus 2002 · Ch. 13/16

• Speeches
• Teasing
• Confessing

“Money simply slips through his fingers. It's ridiculous.”

Constanze Brings Mozart's Originals · Amadeus 1984 · Ch. 10/25

• Asking for help
• Negotiation
• Asking

“Then raid by raid, my other dresses, and now you've bombed my trousers.”

Leonard Meets Christine in Hamburg · Witness for the Prosecution 1957 · Ch. 12/27

• First dates
• Small talk
• Inviting

“I'd be out in the middle of nowhere, sitting on my ukulele.”

Sugar Climbs Into Daphne's Berth · Some Like It Hot 1959 · Ch. 7/19

• Travel & hotels
• Comforting a friend
• Thanking

“There's this enormous hiss of egos at various states of inflation and deflation.”

Lipsky Asks About the Bandanna · The End of the Tour 2015 · Ch. 7/17

• Small talk
• Storytelling
• Asking

“So he throws his arms around them, rubs their back, grabs their ass.”

Frawley Pressures Krista at the Bar · The Town 2010 · Ch. 17/20

• Interrogations
• Small talk
• Threatening

“Look, talent comes everywhere. Everybody's talented.”

Jackson Tells Ally She's Talented · A Star Is Born 2018 · Ch. 3/13

• Comforting a friend
• Monologues
• Persuading

“I just feel so much calmer and more grounded.”

Vashti Reads the Update to Andy · Be Here Now 2015 · Ch. 16/27

• Small talk
• Comforting a friend
• Explaining

“He loved a girl once. Twenty years ago now.”

Mrs. Jennings Tells Brandon's Story · Sense and Sensibility 1995 · Ch. 7/27

• Storytelling
• Parties
• Explaining

“It worked for Hitler and Eva Braun. It's simple, and it's effective.”

Painless Plans His Own Suicide · M*A*S*H 1970 · Ch. 11/22

• Comforting a friend
• Teasing
• Suggesting

“This place is like a piece of me.”

Franco Gives the House Tour · This Is the End 2013 · Ch. 3/27

• Parties
• Small talk
• Teasing

“I am here on an island”

A Mother Waits and Tells Jokes · Come from Away 2021 · Ch. 14/22

• Phone calls
• Comforting a friend
• Comforting

“Well, that depends on what side of the fence you're on.”

The Kirbys Arrive on the Wrong Night · You Can't Take It with You 1938 · Ch. 15/27

• Family dinners
• Small talk
• Explaining

“You make Mike Tyson sound like an Oxford graduate.”

Lynn Tests Neal With the Princess Test · Interstate 60 2002 · Ch. 21/22

• First dates
• Small talk
• Teasing

“Why do people have to love people, anyway?”

Fran Tells Baxter Her Life Story · The Apartment 1960 · Ch. 12/15

• Small talk
• Comforting a friend
• Confessing

“It's an electrical storm. You wanna wind up in an ashtray?”

Isaac and Mary Walk in the Rain · Manhattan 1979 · Ch. 10/23

• First dates
• Small talk
• Complaining

“Well, we still have each other. Shall we press on?”

Riding the Wonkamobile · Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory 1971 · Ch. 16/18

• Travel & hotels
• Parties
• Warning

“It was better before you said that.”

Kurt's NFL Draft Day · American Underdog 2021 · Ch. 8/27

• Parties
• Family dinners
• Explaining

“This is what you're paying for.”

A Staff Member Shoots Himself at Dinner · The Menu 2022 · Ch. 8/13

• Parties
• Threats
• Threatening

“I must go where my king needs me.”

Downton Staff Serve the Royal Dinner · Downton Abbey 2019 · Ch. 15/22

• Family dinners
• Parties
• Confessing