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Why can’t the English learn to talk?

Let’s talk about talking

Why are the British, when they congregate, at ease only if they talk about the weather? A possible answer is that their education system values above all else reading, writing and arithmetic.

I’ve always found that odd. It’s not just that only one of ‘the three s’ actually starts with an . It’s more that concentrating on this trio neglects the activity that occupies much more of

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