Real English.One scene at a time.

“If I don't get at least 16 hours, I'm a basket case.”

Isaac and Mary Walk by the River · Manhattan 1979 · Ch. 8/23

• First dates
• Parties
• Confessing

“Don't talk to me of coals.”

Brandon Asks About Willoughby · Sense and Sensibility 1995 · Ch. 16/27

• Small talk
• Asking for help
• Asking

“become the argument of his own scorn by falling in love.”

Benedick Mocks Men in Love · Much Ado About Nothing 1993 · Ch. 10/24

• Monologues
• Teasing
• Complaining

“You can run, but you can't hide.”

Joel Runs Through His Memories · Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind 2004 · Ch. 15/20

• Asking for help
• Goodbyes & funerals
• Asking

“Nobody has ever quoted me back to me before.”

The Double Date at the Restaurant · When Harry Met Sally... 1989 · Ch. 13/20

• First dates
• Ordering food
• Explaining

“It was. But it's over. I think. So it's good.”

Ted Runs Into Mary in Miami · There's Something About Mary 1998 · Ch. 18/24

• Small talk
• First dates
• Inviting

“He keeps finding a way to prove everyone wrong.”

Brenda Tells Zack's Miracle Story · American Underdog 2021 · Ch. 7/27

• First dates
• Storytelling
• Confessing

“This is amazing, it's like a time capsule.”

Jim and Amanda Open a Time Capsule · Blue Jay 2016 · Ch. 7/18

• Small talk
• Teasing
• Confessing love

“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

“Can the soul really be satisfied with such polite affections?”

Marianne and Elinor Debate Love · Sense and Sensibility 1995 · Ch. 5/27

• Siblings
• Confessing feelings
• Teasing

“You must come to your uncle. Yonder's old coil at home.”

Benedick Proposes to Beatrice · Much Ado About Nothing 1993 · Ch. 23/24

• Confessing feelings
• Proposals
• Confessing love

“I could die right now, Clem.”

Joel Tries to Stop the Erasing · Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind 2004 · Ch. 12/20

• Couple fights
• Breakups
• Persuading