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Jane

This conversation is not worthy of you!

— Broadcast News • 1987

Behind the line

What it means

Our interpretation.

The speaker tells someone that the current conversation falls below their worth. That judgment both elevates the person addressed and dismisses the exchange. The words could urge them to stop participating or express disappointment, but the line alone does not establish the speaker’s precise motive.

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