Real English.One scene at a time.

“I don't make the rules. I play by them.”

Buddy Defends Himself to Guy · Swimming with Sharks 1994 · Ch. 15/16

• Arguments
• Talking to the boss
• Confronting

“The burden of proof's on the prosecution.”

The Jurors Go Around the Table · 12 Angry Men 1957 · Ch. 3/17

• Courtroom
• Arguments
• Explaining

“I'm sure that sounds like I'm this kind of, you know, idealist or some sort of a patriot, but I am a patriot.”

Lincoln Shares Billing with the House · Spielberg 2017 · Ch. 14/10

• Speeches
• Arguments
• Explaining

“What's that got to do with anything?”

Who Gets the Watergate Story · All the President's Men 1976 · Ch. 3/18

• Office chat
• Arguments
• Persuading

“And it takes a wolf to catch a wolf.”

Alonzo Explains Wolves and Sheep · Training Day 2001 · Ch. 8/23

• Arguments
• Speeches
• Explaining

“Naturally, your own opinion is more informed than mine.”

Hot Lips Lectures Hawkeye in the Mess · M*A*S*H 1970 · Ch. 7/22

• Arguments
• Accusations
• Complaining

“Because it's over, and we both know it.”

Judy Tells Gabe It's Over · Husbands and Wives 1992 · Ch. 14/15

• Marriage trouble
• Arguments
• Confronting

“and you'll be servin' my kids fries at a drive through on our way to a skiing trip.”

Will Shuts Down a Harvard Grad Student · Good Will Hunting 1997 · Ch. 2/21

• Arguments
• First dates
• Confronting

“That's fucked up. Look how tiny she is.”

Addressing the Elephant in the Room · This Is the End 2013 · Ch. 12/27

• Arguments
• Accusations
• Confronting

“If you didn't break up, you wouldn't be here with me.”

Sally Explains the Weekday Underpants · When Harry Met Sally... 1989 · Ch. 2/20

• Ordering food
• Arguments
• Confronting

“Even with the politics taken out,it would still remain a vulgar farce.”

Mozart Argues Opera With the Court · Amadeus 1984 · Ch. 17/25

• Arguments
• Persuasion
• Complaining

“This is a unison recitation.”

Butch Robs a Bank in Spanish · Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid 1969 · Ch. 10/12

• Crime scenes
• Arguments
• Threatening