Watching the English: The Hidden Rules of English

InThisCompletelyRevisedAndUpdatedEditionOfInternationalBestsellerWatchingTheEnglish,AnthropologistKateFoxTakesARevealingLookAtTheQuirks,HabitsAndFoiblesOfTheEnglishPeople.NowWithNewSurveyDataToAddWeightToHerOriginalFieldworkFindings,AndMoreExtensiveField-ResearchAndExperimentsToBackUpEarlierObservations,KateFoxHasDecipheredYetMoreEnigmaticBehaviourCodes,AddingNewRules,NewSubcultures,NewChaptersAndOver100Updates.IfYou'ReEnglish,ThisNewEditionOfKateFox'SAcclaimedInternationalBestsellerWillMakeYouStandBackAndRe-ExamineEverythingYouTakeForGranted-AndIfYouAren'TEnglishYou'LlFinallyUnderstandAllOurPeculiarLittleWays.WatchingTheEnglishHasSoldMoreThanHalfAMillionCopiesAndHasBeenTranslatedIntoManyLanguages.NotOnlyAWorldwideBestseller,ButAlsoASetTextForUniversityAnthropologyCourses,WatchingTheEnglishHasBeenWidelyPraisedAsARevealingAndEntertainingDissectionOfTheEnglishNationalCharacter.