tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656468.post113396778981198179..comments2024-03-29T07:15:11.234+00:00Comments on Grumpy Old Bookman: Telling lies for fun and profitMichael Allenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11338398159818400930noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656468.post-1134066300139695472005-12-08T18:25:00.000+00:002005-12-08T18:25:00.000+00:00Should it be a surprise that other cultures - and ...Should it be a surprise that other cultures - and here I read other languages as well - take claims literally?<BR/>It isn't just "irony," many idioms do not move well, and we have lots of those.Some not understood within a language because of regional differences.<BR/>People tend to resent it if they suspect their legs are being pulled.Bernitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05264585685253812090noreply@blogger.com