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Flashcards in Mr Birling Quotes Deck (11)
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1
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“I’m talking as a … man of business”

A

“I’m talking as a hard-headed practical man of business”

2
Q

‘you’ll hear some people say … fiddlesticks!’

A

‘you’ll hear some people say war is Inevitable … fiddlesticks!’

3
Q

‘The Titanic – … , absolutely unsinkable.’

A

‘The Titanic – she sails next week…and unsinkable, absolutely
unsinkable.’

4
Q

“I gather there’s a … a knighthood”

A

“I gather there’s a very good chance of a knighthood”

5
Q

“A man has to make his own way – … – and his family too, of course”

A

“A man has to make his own way – has to look after himself – and his family too, of course”

6
Q

“(rather impatiently) Horrid business. But I don’t …”

A

“(rather impatiently) Horrid business. But I don’t understand why you should come here.”

7
Q

“you’d think everybody has to look after everybody else, as if we were all … – community and all that …”

A

“you’d think everybody has to look after everybody else, as if we were all mixed up like bees in a hive – community and all that nonsense.”

8
Q

“I was an … for years – and Lord Mayor two years ago – and I’m still on the Bench – so I know the …”

A

“I was an alderman for years – and Lord Mayor two years ago – and I’m still on the Bench – so I know the Brumley police offers pretty well”

9
Q

“there’s … for what your mother and I did”

A

“there’s every excuse for what your mother and I did”

10
Q

“Probably a … or some sort of …”

A

“Probably a Socialist or some sort of crank”

11
Q

“Now … - the famous younger generation who know it all. And they can’t even … -”

A

“Now look at the pair of them- the famous younger generation who know it all. And they can’t even take a joke-”