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TID: hpt/lnx 1.9.0-cur 2020-04-15

Hi, Ardith Hinton! -> Alexander Koryagin
I read your message from 28.04.2020 20:46

 AH>> Ex-Brits may say "knock on wood", but the meaning is the same. The
 AH>> objective is to frighten off evil spirits who enjoy messing with
 AH>> success.

 AK>> Do you spit over your left shoulder?

 AH> Sounds like quite a feat... I'm not sure I could pull that off. But
 AH> Dallas has just reminded me of another British tradition whereby a
 AH> person who's spilled some salt will be advised to throw it over
 AH> their left shoulder....

Our tradition says that devil follows every person at his left side. And
spitting over the left shoulder is tantamount to chasing him away, and
the person as if prevents himself from devil's tricks.

Bye, Ardith!
Alexander Koryagin
english_tutor 2020

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