Finding myself in London on Nov. 4, I agreed to clear up any questions my English friend Nigel happened to have about how to interpret the American midterm elections.

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"He was my best friend, " says Huang in his American-accented English.

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My friend was bothered most by the fact that although both the cop and the other driver spoke fluent English, they carried on the conversation in Spanish, evidently to prevent his being privy to it.

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My new friend Charles and I sat down with a New York literary critic, a Barcelona restaurateur, and an English lady who just comes to paint every year.

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