Real English.One scene at a time.

“Well, sure. But the trick is to keep asking.”

Pete Pressures Robby Over Drinks · Spotlight 2015 · Ch. 18/21

• Negotiation
• Persuading
• Warning

“Well, old man, you've gotten off cheap.”

Porter Reviews Sidney's Will · Deathtrap 1982 · Ch. 20/30

• Office chat
• Meetings
• Suggesting

“There will be no negotiation.”

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

• Speeches
• Threats
• Threatening

“Just me and Abu. Come and go as we please.”

Aladdin Shares His Rooftop Home · Aladdin 2019 · Ch. 3/24

• First dates
• Small talk
• Confessing

“I've decided that it's your family that isn't good enough.”

Alice Tells Off the Kirbys · You Can't Take It with You 1938 · Ch. 22/27

• Courtroom
• Arguments
• Confronting

“No board in this country should sit in judgment of a man because he expressed strong opinions.”

Hill Blames Strauss at the Hearing · Oppenheimer 2023 · Ch. 26/28

• Courtroom
• Accusations
• Confronting

“Don't ever apologize to anyone for losing a race like that.”

The Winklevosses Decide to Sue Mark · The Social Network 2010 · Ch. 19/23

• Arguments
• Courtroom
• Persuading

“Start making funeral arrangements, because you are dead in this town.”

Guy Learns the Rules of Show Business · Swimming with Sharks 1994 · Ch. 5/16

• Talking to the boss
• Phone calls
• Explaining

“I thought we might take a trip, a little getaway.”

Dagny and Rearden's Wisconsin Trip · Atlas Shrugged: Part I 2011 · Ch. 15/16

• Travel & hotels
• Investigation
• Explaining

“There is no nobility in poverty.”

Jordan's No Nobility in Poverty Speech · The Wolf of Wall Street 2013 · Ch. 15/30

• Speeches
• Persuading
• Promising

“Are you neglecting my request?”

The Messenger Demands the Requiem · Amadeus 1984 · Ch. 23/25

• Marriage trouble
• Couple fights
• Confronting

“Born a hustler, you will die a hustler.”

Hoskins Confronts Harry Over the Bill · Night and the City 1950 · Ch. 12/19

• Threats
• Accusations
• Threatening