The Boston Globe, May 28th, 1995
Oh, the difficulties people from other countries have in understanding English as it is spoken in America. And no wonder. In "Do's and Taboos of Using English Around the World" (Wiley, $12.95, paperback), Roger E. Axtell relates several examples of words gone awry. Among them: - An Israeli girl told her friend, "One thing I don't understand about you Americans is that when you get really, really mad, you say such a beautiful phrase." The puzzled friend asked the Israeli to explain. "Well," she replied, "when Americans get very, very mad, I have heard them say `Sun on a beach!' ' - S.I. Hayakaw...
HighBeam Research, Free Preview: 'The perils of the English language'... Full Membership required for unlimited access. Free 7-day trial.
Subscribers: HighBeam content is only available to HighBeam subscribers. Click the link above for more information.
