Tuesday, October 25, 2005

Answer: Two and a half hours.

Question: How long did the 14-mile trip into work take this morning?

Welcome to London.

Moving on, I have to mention something I really appreciate about British conversational dialogue. I like how instead of asking, "How are you?" (which we Americans often ask without really wanting an answer) they simply say, "[You] all right?"* which requires a much simpler "yes" or "no" response. Good thinkin' there.

* The "you" is implied, not actually spoken. If I were to write it out like it sounds, it would read something like, "Yaright?"

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