Real English.One scene at a time.

“You don't think I'd go into combat with loose change in my pocket, do you?”

Mandrake Shoots the Coke Machine · Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb 1964 · Ch. 17/20

• Phone calls
• Threats
• Threatening

“I just want you to know, this is the most propulsive thing that's ever happened to me. Thank you.”

Kate Gives the Launch Order · Don't Look Up 2021 · Ch. 14/25

• Speeches
• Thanking
• Warning

“Well, boys, I reckon this is it.”

Major Kong's Pep Talk · Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb 1964 · Ch. 1/20

• Speeches
• Monologues
• Persuading

“If we're to proceed-- I'm sorry. Is that why you aborted this entire mission, is because you're trying to mine the comet for rare minerals?”

Scientists Question Comet Mining Plan · Don't Look Up 2021 · Ch. 17/25

• Meetings
• Accusations
• Confronting

“General Turgidson, I find this very difficult to understand.”

The President Learns About Plan R · Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb 1964 · Ch. 5/20

• Meetings
• Talking to the boss
• Explaining

“You pulled me out of a meeting where I had to tell my team we lost eight billion in funding.”

The Astronomers Call Dr. Oglethorpe · Don't Look Up 2021 · Ch. 2/25

• Phone calls
• Meetings
• Explaining

“We gotta get out of here. This place is a freak show.”

Scientists Leak the Apocalypse Warning · Don't Look Up 2021 · Ch. 5/25

• Meetings
• Talking to the boss
• Warning

“And we know that there is a comet because we have the data.”

Randall Tells the Truth on Air · Don't Look Up 2021 · Ch. 22/25

• Speeches
• Persuasion
• Confessing

“This is evolution. This is evolution of the human species.”

Isherwell Predicts Mindy's Death · Don't Look Up 2021 · Ch. 21/25

• Meetings
• Arguments
• Confronting

“Tell me about it and then tell me why you're telling me about it.”

The Scientists Brief President Orlean · Don't Look Up 2021 · Ch. 4/25

• Meetings
• Talking to the boss
• Explaining