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Watching the English: The Hidden Rules of English Behaviour
Kate Fox
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Paperback, 424 pages; 2008 (2004)
$17.95
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A friend from England told me that her countrymen would be able to determine her class and status entirely from her clothing and her speech. I was amazed. And then I read Watching the English, by social anthropologist Kate Fox, and it all became clear. Fox divides her book into two parts: Conversation Codes and Behaviour (yes, they spell differently than we do) Codes—and explains the rules, rules, rules of both categories. If you're intrigued with, but a little puzzled by, the English, you'll want to read this guide to people-watching across the pond. Fortunately, Fox writes with wit and humor, so her book is as entertaining as it is enlightening.
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