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Originally Posted by arnsbrae
Judging by your very interesting question I think you would enjoy the Bill Bryson book, "Mother Tongue."
Well worth a read! I'd be interested to know what you thought of it...
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I agree with this, it's a great book that makes a fairly dry subject enjoyable.
My unfortunate cultural misstep was ordering two beers with my index and middle finger held facing the bar tender. I wondered why I was getting the stink eye until realizing the obvious and adopting the thumb and index to signify two beers.