Basically, this book is full of meaningless trivia on a subject I happen to like. It was amusing but not deep or scholarly. I learned, among other things, that: “blimey” is a contraction of “God blind me!” (60) “biro” is pronounced “by-row” and refers to the kind of ballpoint pen invented by Lazlo Biro (60) … Continue reading Do’s and Taboos of Using English around the World by Roger E. Axtell