March 20, 2005, 19:17
shufitzBend over back****
When you make an extreme effort, do you
bend over backward? Or do you
bend over backwards?March 20, 2005, 19:26
<Asa Lovejoy>I add the "S," but then some people tell me I often make an "S" or myself.
March 21, 2005, 02:49
Richard EnglishIn the UK we bend over backwards. One treats with considerable suspicion anyone who offers to bend over forwards for one.
March 21, 2005, 06:26
<Asa Lovejoy>So you don't trust people who bow?
March 21, 2005, 09:14
Richard EnglishOnly if I were the monarch! We don't do the bowing thing - a slight inclination of the head is more than enough.
March 21, 2005, 16:21
tinmanquote:
Originally posted by Richard English:
One treats with considerable suspicion anyone who offers to bend over forwards for one.
Better not go to Japan, then.
Tinman
March 22, 2005, 00:52
Richard EnglishWell, you know, we British make allowances for the strange habits of foreigners :-)