Talk to the Hand

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Lynne Truss. Talk to the Hand

Talk to the Hand. Lynne Truss

Table of Contents

Author’s note

Introduction: When Push Comes to Shove

1 Was That So Hard to Say?

2 Why am I the One Doing This?

3 My Bubble, My Rules

4 The Universal Eff-Off Reflex

5 Booing the Judges

6 Someone Else Will Clean It Up

THE FIRST GOOD REASON Was That So Hard to Say?

THE SECOND GOOD REASON Why am I the One Doing This?

THE THIRD GOOD REASON My Bubble, My Rules

THE FOURTH GOOD REASON The Universal Eff-Off Reflex

THE FIFTH GOOD REASON Booing the Judges

THE SIXTH GOOD REASON Someone Else Will Clean It Up

Conclusion: Talk to the Hand

Bibliography

Acknowledgements

About the Author

Praise

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