Mind Your Language (1977–1986)
Barry Evans: Jeremy Brown
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Quotes
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Jeremy Brown : Su-Lee, spell "Democracy"
Chung Su-Lee : C-H-I-N-A.
Jeremy Brown : And I suppose if I asked you to spell "Dictatorship", you would have spelt "England"?
Chung Su-Lee : Or "America"!
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Police Sergeant : What is your name?
Juan Cervantes : Por favor?
Police Sergeant : How do you spell that?
Jeremy Brown : That's not his name!
Police Sergeant : Oh, giving me a fake name, are we?
Juan Cervantes : Por favor?
Police Sergeant : I'll come back to you, Mr. Por Favor, or whatever you name is!
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Miss Courtney : [asking Mr. Brown questions from a sheet] Sex?
Jeremy Brown : Occasionally.
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Ranjeet Singh : If at first, you are not succeeding, try try!
Jeremy Brown : [corrects Ranjeet] Again.
Ranjeet Singh : If at first, you are...
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Jeremy Brown : How about a toast for Ali and Su-Lee?
Giovanni Capello : No, sorry, we have no toast, only biscuits.
Jeremy Brown : No, I mean a toast for Ali and Su-Lee.
Giovanni Capello : We have no toast for them, either!
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Jeremy Brown : Now, although most sports are international, there are some sports that are native to different countries. For example, the national sport of France is...
Danielle Favre : Football!
Jeremy Brown : Correct! And the national sport for Italy is...
Giovanni Capello : Girls!
Jeremy Brown : That's not a sport!
Giovanni Capello : Maybe not, but it's more popular than football!
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Jeremy Brown : [Mr Brown is talking to the class about everyday things they should know how to say and do] Ali, where would you go to get some aspirin?
Ali Nadim : The Tandoori Takeaway.
Jeremy Brown : What?
Ali Nadim : My jolly good friend who works there always has plenty aspirin.
Jeremy Brown : No, where would you *buy* aspirin?
Ali Nadim : Why would I be buying aspirin, when I can get it from my jolly good friend for free?
Jeremy Brown : All right, where would you go if the Tandoori Takeaway was closed?
Ali Nadim : Oh, blimey! The Taj Mahal Curryhouse
Jamila Ranjha : White Chemist!
Jeremy Brown : [Ali leaves his seat and begins to walk out of the classroom] Where are you going?
Ali Nadim : To buy aspirin.
Jeremy Brown : I thought you said you didn't have a headache?
Ali Nadim : Oh blimey! I do now!
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Jeremy Brown : Take Danielle, for instance.
Giovanni Capello : I would love to take Danielle!