English for Work

“Those boys were like my children, Mandrake.”

Mandrake Fishes for the Recall Code · Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb 1964 · Ch. 13/20

• Talking to the boss
• Interrogations
• Persuading

“And then send his little masterpiece off under my own name.”

Sidney Plots to Steal a Play · Deathtrap 1982 · Ch. 3/30

• Teasing
• Negotiation
• Suggesting

“No, Miss Fitzgerald. No house is haunted.”

The Fitzgeralds Buy a Haunted House · The Uninvited 1944 · Ch. 3/28

• Negotiation
• Renting
• Bargaining

“Look, I'm gonna level with you.”

Lenny Negotiates With Ricky · Mighty Aphrodite 1995 · Ch. 10/15

• Negotiation
• Threats
• Threatening

“I m from Canada for Christ s sake”

Margaret Announces a Fake Engagement · The Proposal 2009 · Ch. 2/14

• Meetings
• Criticism & layoffs
• Confessing

“Let me make you an offer you can t refuse”

Rocky Offers to Train Adonis · Creed 2015 · Ch. 4/10

• Negotiation
• Bargaining
• Promising

“Come on now, darling. Think of everything you've sacrificed.”

Facilier Tempts Tiana with Her Dream · The Princess and the Frog 2009 · Ch. 13/14

• Negotiation
• Persuasion
• Persuading

“It's like robbing Peter to pay Paul.”

Jerry Hires Two Kidnappers · Fargo 1996 · Ch. 1/16

• Negotiation
• Bargaining
• Confronting

“- She still loves him. - I beg your pardon?”

Sabrina's Soufflé Gives Her Away · Sabrina 1954 · Ch. 3/18

• Small talk
• Talking to the boss
• Complimenting

“This is ridiculous. You'd think they'd wanna get ahead of this.”

The Newsroom Finalizes the Story · Spotlight 2015 · Ch. 21/21

• Meetings
• Office chat
• Explaining

“We'll drive him crazy. We'll outlast the bastard. We'll go straight!”

Butch and Sundance Take a Payroll Job · Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid 1969 · Ch. 11/12

• Negotiation
• Job interview
• Explaining

“All of us should stand up together and say, "No more."”

Bill Transfers Out of the Chronicle · Zodiac 2007 · Ch. 21/30

• Office chat
• Goodbyes & funerals
• Comforting

“That being there for a child is the most noble thing a toy can do.”

Gabby Gabby Begs Woody · Toy Story 4 2019 · Ch. 18/22

• Negotiation
• Persuading
• Asking

“That's none of your business. [SHRIEKS]”

Tyler Blackmails Mei for a Party · Turning Red 2022 · Ch. 6/13

• Threats
• Negotiation
• Threatening

“I bet if we found a firefighter that's been around a while, he might know a Fred or two.”

The Fire Station on the Envelope · Signed, Sealed, Delivered: The Vows We Have Made 2021 · Ch. 8/18

• Office chat
• Investigation
• Explaining

“Get the ship a bad name. Get you a bad name too.”

Passengers Bet on Titanic's Speed · A Night to Remember 1958 · Ch. 5/14

• Parties
• Office chat
• Warning

“I know all about you.”

Gatsby's Lunch with a Gambler · The Great Gatsby 2013 · Ch. 6/18

• Meetings
• Small talk
• Complimenting

“So I'm sure you can understand our need to cut corners around here.”

Brad Warns Lester to Save His Job · American Beauty 1999 · Ch. 1/14

• Criticism & layoffs
• Office chat
• Warning

“Even ten minutes is a long time to be away from you.”

Hildy Tells Walter She's Remarrying · His Girl Friday 1940 · Ch. 1/18

• Office chat
• Marriage trouble
• Teasing

“Nothing had slipped, nothing had been overlooked.”

Norton Says It Wasn't an Accident · Double Indemnity 1944 · Ch. 14/21

• Talking to the boss
• Investigation
• Explaining

“If I didn't get the laugh I was supposed to get, I would freak out. -It would take you down.”

How Monica and Chandler Became a Couple · Friends: The Reunion 2021 · Ch. 18/25

• Storytelling
• Office chat
• Explaining

“Vig is leading by example. Winners never quit, right?”

Kyle's First Dual Meet · Win Win 2011 · Ch. 10/19

• Office chat
• Small talk
• Teasing

“I could give more for better content.”

Lee Asks to Be Paid in Cash · Can You Ever Forgive Me? 2018 · Ch. 2/14

• Negotiation
• Arguments
• Bargaining

“It's good I was able to check my reflexes.”

Dreyfus Takes Over the Case · A Shot in the Dark 1964 · Ch. 3/12

• Criticism & layoffs
• Investigation
• Promising