(In a badly-lit classroom there are Bill and Cassidy. The former, a funny, talkative guy. The latter, a rude, quiet guy. After half an hour of class, the teacher, an indifferent philosophy professor, went out to receive a call. Bad news, surely. ) (In a badly-lit classroom there are Bill and Cassidy. The former, a funny, talkative guy. The latter, a rude, quiet guy. After half an hour of class, the teacher, an indifferent philosophy professor, went out to receive a call. Bad news, surely.)

(IBill and Cassidy are in a badly- lit classroom there are Bill and Cassidy. The former, a funny, talkative guy. The latter, a rude, quiet guy. After half an hour of class, the teacher, an indifferent philosophy professor, wentgoes out to receive a call. Bad news, surely. ) (Bill and Cassidy are in a badly lit classroom. The former, a funny, talkative guy. The latter, a rude, quiet guy. After half an hour of class, the teacher, an indifferent philosophy professor, goes out to receive a call. Bad news, surely.)

No need for a hyphen in "badly lit." https://prowritingaid.com/grammar/1000138/How-to-use-hyphen-after-adverbs#:~:text=When%20a%20hyphen%20connects%20an,hyphen%20(e.g.%20highly%20regarded).

(Bill, without hesitation, addresses Cassidy. ) (Bill, without hesitation, addresses Cassidy.)

(Bill, without hesitation, addresses Cassidy. ) (Bill, without hesitation, addresses Cassidy.)

C: I'm not. C: I'm not.

Perfectly grammatical, but it strikes me as a slightly weird answer to the question, for some reason. I think it's much more natural to say "No" or "No, I'm not". Maybe "Not me". Of course maybe you want him to say slightly weird things :)

C: No, I'm not. C: No, I'm not.

Sounds more natural this way.

B: I'm Bill, n. Nice to meet you. B: I'm Bill. Nice to meet you.

I do metaphysics... too. I do metaphysics... too.

"too"? Is he just ignoring Cassidy's denial?

I do metaphysics..., too. I do metaphysics, too.

Might sound better to say "I study metaphysics, too."

B: I would call myself an Aristotelian biased towards the analytical philosophy. B: I would call myself an Aristotelian biased towards the analytical philosophy.

"philosophy" is often uncountable, but I can definitely imagine that these two might think of philosophies as countable. In most contexts, though, "biased towards analytical philosophy".

B: I would call myself an Aristotelian biased towards the analytical philosophy. B: I would call myself an Aristotelian biased towards analytical philosophy.

C: So, you intend to teach modern logic to Aristotle... You better teach yourself Greek. C: So, you intend to teach modern logic to Aristotle... You better teach yourself Greek.

Technically, "You'd better" or "You had better" - but dropping the "had" here is, I think, a perfectly valid colloquialism, especially an American one.

C: So, you intend to teach modern logic to Aristotle... You better teach yourself Greek. C: So, you intend to teach modern logic to Aristotle... You better teach yourself Greek.

Not sure if "to Aristotle" is what you mean? Like...teaching Aristotle, the philosopher, modern logic?

Otherwise, you'll be dealing with the phantom of a phantom. Otherwise, you'll be dealing with the phantom of a phantom.

C: That's one of my well-honed- skills. C: That's one of my well-honed skills.

"well-honed" is a very common expression, "honed" alone sounds quite strange to me.

C: That's one of my honed- skills. C: That's one of my honed skills.