Fast Conversation

🇬🇧 English · C2

How to talk about timing and cost with precision in English

A scripted C2 conversation you can read, hear, and then practice in the app.

Clerk

Customer

1. 

   Clerk

   Are you optimizing for the clock, the total, or a quiet middle ground?
2. 

   Customer

   I am optimizing for a quiet middle ground between the clock and the total.
3. 

   Customer

   If the premium slot only buys twenty minutes of calm, is it worth the uplift?
4. 

   Clerk

   If the premium slot only buys twenty minutes of calm, it may not be worth the uplift.
5. 

   Clerk

   Would a soft reservation with a hard cutoff at noon keep your options honest?
6. 

   Customer

   Yes, a soft reservation with a hard cutoff at noon would keep my options honest.
7. 

   Customer

   Can we price the buffer time separately so the quote stays transparent?
8. 

   Clerk

   Yes, we can price the buffer time separately so the quote stays transparent.
9. 

   Clerk

   Shall we lock the middle option and stop second-guessing the edges?
10. 

    Customer

    Yes, let's lock the middle option and stop second-guessing the edges.