Real English.One scene at a time.

“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 like fallin' into a tub of butter.”

Joe and Jerry Meet Sugar · Some Like It Hot 1959 · Ch. 5/19

• Travel & hotels
• Small talk
• Complaining

“That's just it. I never got over it.”

Theo Confesses His Old Secret · The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp 1943 · Ch. 26/30

• Confessing feelings
• Small talk
• Confessing

“Every action is a positive action.”

Oblique Strategy Cards on the Street · Slacker 1990 · Ch. 18/22

• Small talk
• Storytelling
• Suggesting

“Most pump water I've investigated works in the opposite direction.”

Wilberforce Meets Barbara in Bath · Amazing Grace 2006 · Ch. 1/18

• First dates
• Small talk
• Teasing

“I just didn't want you to hear about it the wrong way.”

Bob Visits His Son · Auto Focus 2002 · Ch. 15/16

• Small talk
• Parents & kids
• Explaining

“Caustic wit is my religion.”

Lee Confesses Her Forgeries to Jack · Can You Ever Forgive Me? 2018 · Ch. 4/14

• Small talk
• Confessing
• Teasing

“If ever thou shalt love, in the sweet pangs of it, remember me.”

Orsino Muses on Love · Twelfth Night 2012 · Ch. 10/25

• Confessing feelings
• Small talk
• Explaining

“what I desire above all in a wife is firmness of character.”

Wentworth on Firmness of Character · Persuasion 2007 · Ch. 3/7

• Small talk
• Explaining
• Teasing

“Pete, this is the man cave. There's no women allowed in here.”

Peter Tours Sydney's Man Cave · I Love You, Man 2009 · Ch. 9/19

• Small talk
• Phone calls
• Confessing

“I know. It was just supposed to be different.”

Brenda's Surprise Visit Goes Wrong · American Underdog 2021 · Ch. 16/27

• Couple fights
• Small talk
• Complaining

“And Daddy always says, "An ounce of pretension's worth a pound of manure."”

Shelby's Blush and Bashful Wedding · Steel Magnolias 1989 · Ch. 4/16

• Small talk
• Parents & kids
• Teasing