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Topic	Americans, what British slang, words or phrases confuses you?
gmanthebest 08/20/17 7:38:31 AM #25:	ZombiePelican posted... Not really slang but why is showing the backs of your index and ring finger in a v shape the equivalent of showing your middle finger to someone? I asked a British guy once and he told me it was a wartime thing where the prisoners had their index and middle fingers cut off. When some were freed before getting them cut off, they put up the two as a 'fuck you' to their captors. Don't know if it's actually true, but it sounds believable --- What do I feel when I shoot an enemy? Recoil. <cite>gmanthebest posted [p:885106872] in Americans,... [t:75689390]...</cite> <quote><cite>ZombiePelican posted...</cite> <quote>Not really slang but why is showing the backs of your index and ring finger in a v shape the equivalent of showing your middle finger to someone?</quote> I asked a British guy once and he told me it was a wartime thing where the prisoners had their index and middle fingers cut off. When some were freed before getting them cut off, they put up the two as a 'fuck you' to their captors. Don't know if it's actually true, but it sounds believable --- What do I feel when I shoot an enemy? Recoil.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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