If you are a man, or are thinking about becoming one, it might be worth your while considering banter. Perhaps the pre-eminent form of male-to-male communication – bar the grunt – banter is the social ...

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Banter is as British as the queen, and as necessary and noble. Judging by the current climate in the U.S., you lot would do better with more of both. Setting monarchy aside, though, let me focus on ...

Sometimes, when stood by the bar, caught in the witty back-and-forth between two strange men, it feels like you're out in bad weather without a hat. "Banter", for me, is like a spitty wind, one that ...