How to say get to the point in English | English from movies
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So the printer broke, then my cat, then the font... Wait. What was I saying?
Three ways people say it in films:
1. Long story short Casual, about your story.
2. Get to the point Direct, a little impatient.
3. Let's cut to the chase Bold and businesslike.
Which would you use with your boss? Comment 1, 2 or 3.
Full lesson with tone notes, dialogues and a quiz: https://microenglish.com/english-from-movies/how-to-say-get-to-the-point-in-english/
Scenes used for this English explanation:
Lucky Number Slevin (2006)
Marshall (2017)
A Christmas Fumble (2022)
Original dialogue belongs to its respective rightsholders. MicroEnglish added teaching narration and editing. Theo and Nadia are animated characters made with Google Flow.
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