Represent the dialog for retrieving similar scenarios Speaker3: We're finishing the project
Speaker4: I'm sorry I haven't been able to participate more
Speaker1: this doesn't matter anymore
Speaker4: I know, but I feel really sorry
Speaker2: but why actually?
Speaker4: I was involved in the linguistic project of our department
Speaker4: and at some point it became more demeaning than anybody had expected
Represent the dialog scenario for retrieval Speaker4 is sorry that he could not be more involved in the project. Speaker4 was doing work for his department instead.
Represent the dialog scenario for retrieval Speaker2 finds Eco's novel "Foucault's Pendulum" nerdy. Speaker2 would like to read Eco in Italian, but she's unsure of her language abilities. Speaker1 considers Eco's two novels and finds them difficult. Speaker2 has read an unfavorable review of "Foucault's Pendulum" by Salman Rushdie.