Real English.One scene at a time.

“This strikes me as an essential story to a local paper.”

Marty Baron's First News Meeting · Spotlight 2015 · Ch. 2/21

• Meetings
• Investigation
• Explaining

“- I'm afraid I've made a mistake. - What nature of mistake?”

Adela Withdraws the Accusation · A Passage to India 1984 · Ch. 16/19

• Courtroom
• Interrogations
• Confessing

“His whole story from the start was two hours late.”

Why the Story Was Two Hours Late · The Thin Blue Line 1988 · Ch. 10/20

• Courtroom
• Investigation
• Explaining

“It's hard proof, hard as rock, the judges said.”

Mary Warren Defies John Proctor · The Crucible 2014 · Ch. 11/29

• Arguments
• Accusations
• Saying no

“I can't allow you to help.”

Graysmith Talks His Way In · Zodiac 2007 · Ch. 23/30

• Asking for help
• Investigation
• Saying no

“There will be no negotiation.”

V Confronts Prothero at Home · V for Vendetta 2006 · Ch. 8/25

• Speeches
• Threats
• Threatening

“A Russian bomb is a matter of time.”

The Target Committee Debates the Bomb · Oppenheimer 2023 · Ch. 18/28

• Meetings
• Negotiation
• Explaining

“There's a girl who's probably going to die.”

The Allergy That Breaks the Night · Boiling Point 2021 · Ch. 13/13

• Arguments
• Accusations
• Confronting

“There is a reasonable doubt in my mind.”

Juror 8 Reenacts the Old Man's Walk · 12 Angry Men 1957 · Ch. 11/17

• Courtroom
• Investigation
• Confronting

“I could have done with a nap myself. I'm going to the theatre tonight.”

Candy Scolds Two Young Officers · The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp 1943 · Ch. 4/30

• Accusations
• Small talk
• Complaining

“We were apes. They were human.”

Newton Gives Wilberforce His Confession · Amazing Grace 2006 · Ch. 14/18

• Storytelling
• Confessing
• Persuading

“'But tell me the truth, did you do it?'”

Sophie Walks the Tightrope · National Theatre Live: Prima Facie 2022 · Ch. 6/22

• Monologues
• Office chat
• Explaining