Real English.One scene at a time.

“How will I ever go back to chambers to work with Julian there?”

Tessa Runs into Julian · National Theatre Live: Prima Facie 2022 · Ch. 19/22

• Apologies
• Asking for help
• Apologizing

“How about a glass of iced tea? It's the house wine of the South.”

Reunion at Truvy's Salon · Steel Magnolias 1989 · Ch. 8/16

• Parties
• Small talk
• Teasing

“I should not have let this game go on for so long.”

Amanda Finds Jim's Old Letter · Blue Jay 2016 · Ch. 18/18

• Couple fights
• Breakups
• Confronting

“Cause I m your dad and I said so”

H's Son Rides Along · Wrath of Man 2021 · Ch. 7/13

• Parents & kids
• Goodbyes & funerals
• Confronting

“You got a long way to go too.”

Dagny Meets Dr. Akston at the Diner · Atlas Shrugged: Part I 2011 · Ch. 16/16

• Investigation
• Speeches
• Asking

“but if I started praying now, I'd feel like a hypocrite.”

Father Dupree Visits the Condemned · Paths of Glory 1957 · Ch. 13/17

• Goodbyes & funerals
• Comforting a friend
• Comforting

“My wife used to fart when she was nervous.”

Sean's Perfect for Each Other Speech · Good Will Hunting 1997 · Ch. 9/21

• First dates
• Persuasion
• Persuading

“You don't need me to tell you that marriage is a novel, not a short story.”

Mary Talks About Her Marriages · Downton Abbey: A New Era 2022 · Ch. 9/18

• Storytelling
• Small talk
• Confessing

“And you know what really gives me the red ass?”

Walking to Ohio for Evidence · My Fellow Americans 1996 · Ch. 5/13

• Accusations
• Investigation
• Explaining

“No, it's a no-shit hijack. It's Boston.”

A Real Hijacking During the Exercise · United 93 2006 · Ch. 4/17

• Meetings
• Phone calls
• Explaining

“Talent is luck. The important thing in life is courage.”

The Drowning Question at Dinner · Manhattan 1979 · Ch. 1/23

• Parties
• Arguments
• Explaining

“I had just killed somebody.”

Tommy Pushes a Captor Off the Cliff · The Dawn Wall 2017 · Ch. 4/24

• Storytelling
• Confessing
• Comforting