How smart people say 'Are you listening to me?' | English from movies

Theo, are you listening to me or to the grinder?

Three ways people say it in films:
1. Does that make sense? Soft and polite.
2. Did you catch that? Casual quick check.
3. Are you with me? Direct but friendly.

Quiz: "Are you with me?" What does it mean?
A) Will you come with me?
B) Do you follow me?
Comment A or B.

Full lesson with tone notes, dialogues and a quiz: https://microenglish.com/english-from-movies/how-smart-people-say-are-you-listening-to-me/

Scenes used for this English explanation:
Synecdoche, New York (2008)
The Jane Austen Book Club (2007)
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010)
Original dialogue belongs to its respective rightsholders. MicroEnglish added teaching narration and editing. Nadia and Theo are animated characters made with Google Flow.

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