January 2021
Intermediate to advanced
272 pages
6h 58m
English
In Quentin Tarantino’s World War II film Inglourious Basterds, a British spy disguised as a German army officer finds himself in a tavern behind German lines. A real German Major takes notice of him and sits at the spy’s table. The Major grills him with a series of questions to ensure he is who he says he is. The British spy has studied German culture well and has all the right answers. The German Major seems satisfied, and the spy is relieved. A second later the spy is discovered when he orders a round of drinks for the table saying ‘Drei Gläser’ (three glasses) to the bartender. His German is flawless. What gives him away is that he gestures ‘three’ ...
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