English for Work

“They have skimmed milk in their veins instead of blood.”

Generals Choose Three Scapegoats · Paths of Glory 1957 · Ch. 7/17

• Meetings
• Confronting
• Bargaining

“We have stuck it out for a whole week now. Pretty girl, eh?”

Hawkeye and Duke Want the Chaplain Out · M*A*S*H 1970 · Ch. 3/22

• Talking to the boss
• Negotiation
• Complaining

“How long for you in the wilderness, son?”

Vermeil Gives Kurt His Shot · American Underdog 2021 · Ch. 22/27

• Job interview
• Talking to the boss
• Explaining

“There might not be a middleman but there is a man on the inside”

Veterans Plan a Cash Truck Heist · Wrath of Man 2021 · Ch. 10/13

• Meetings
• Suggesting
• Persuading

“Sarcasm is the lowest form of wit.”

Downton Prepares for the Royal Visit · Downton Abbey 2019 · Ch. 2/22

• Office chat
• Small talk
• Teasing

“I feel that I have blood on my hands.”

Oppenheimer Meets President Truman · Oppenheimer 2023 · Ch. 20/28

• Talking to the boss
• Meetings
• Confessing

“We don't want to start a nuclear war unless we have to, do we?”

Mandrake Confronts General Ripper · Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb 1964 · Ch. 3/20

• Talking to the boss
• Arguments
• Confronting

“Well, old man, you've gotten off cheap.”

Porter Reviews Sidney's Will · Deathtrap 1982 · Ch. 20/30

• Office chat
• Meetings
• Suggesting

“Well, sure. But the trick is to keep asking.”

Pete Pressures Robby Over Drinks · Spotlight 2015 · Ch. 18/21

• Negotiation
• Persuading
• Warning

“Let them take me. What's the difference?”

Earl Hides in the Press Room Desk · His Girl Friday 1940 · Ch. 14/18

• Office chat
• Interrogations
• Confronting

“To work for my husband, you must start off on the right foot.”

Harry Gets the Club Rules · Night and the City 1950 · Ch. 3/19

• Office chat
• Small talk
• Teasing

“I'm the only cause I'm interested in.”

Ilsa Begs Rick for the Letters · Casablanca 1943 · Ch. 16/20

• Couple fights
• Negotiation
• Saying no

“Hey, Madam President, may I have a word with you outside for a moment, please?”

The Comet Mission Turns Around · Don't Look Up 2021 · Ch. 15/25

• Speeches
• Meetings
• Explaining

“All you have to do is ask.”

Jordan Pitches the FBI Agent · The Wolf of Wall Street 2013 · Ch. 17/30

• Negotiation
• Interrogations
• Persuading

“Good. Not everyone can say that. Continue.”

Clive Reports a Letter From Berlin · The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp 1943 · Ch. 5/30

• Talking to the boss
• Persuasion
• Explaining

“You'd be surprised how quickly things get done when you do some actual work...”

Owen Kellogg Resigns from Taggart · Atlas Shrugged: Part I 2011 · Ch. 5/16

• Talking to the boss
• Negotiation
• Saying no

“Sir? It's two men on a boat. I want it.”

Hanssen Lectures Eric on God and Empire · Breach 2007 · Ch. 6/20

• Talking to the boss
• Office chat
• Explaining

“And let me tell you, it doesn't hurt to be too early.”

Morning Gossip at Matuschek's · The Shop Around the Corner 1940 · Ch. 1/19

• Office chat
• Small talk
• Teasing

“Not at the snobby court. You could do anything you like.”

Mozart Begs the Baron for Money · Amadeus 1984 · Ch. 21/25

• Asking for help
• Negotiation
• Asking

“You gotta give action to get action.”

An Apology Becomes a Power Play · Swimming with Sharks 1994 · Ch. 7/16

• Negotiation
• Apologies
• Persuading

“This time, you couldn't ask for better.”

Broulard Makes Mireau the Goat · Paths of Glory 1957 · Ch. 17/17

• Talking to the boss
• Accusations
• Confronting

“This is where we do the dirty work.”

Trapper Punches Frank and Gets Arrested · M*A*S*H 1970 · Ch. 6/22

• Arguments
• Talking to the boss
• Confronting

“Because this is my time, sir.”

Kurt Tells Vermeil This Is His Time · American Underdog 2021 · Ch. 23/27

• Talking to the boss
• Job interview
• Persuading

“We ain t the predators we re the prey”

H's First Day on the Cash Truck · Wrath of Man 2021 · Ch. 3/13

• Office chat
• Explaining
• Warning