Confused Reactions

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Dear Sir,

Perusing Patsy McGarry’s piece (In a Word…Language, September 16th) brought to mind a rather curious response from an American to a frequent Irish inquiry: “How are you doing?” His retort being: “How am I doing what?”.

Warm regards,
Margaret Butler,
Booterstown,
County Dublin.

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