Some Expressions to Avoid
Andrew Weldon
15 March 2020
The coronavirus pandemic launched unexpected global pastimes — such as counting how many times you’ve touched your face. Humans are one of the few species to touch their faces often, and typically quite unconsciously. Andrew Weldon reminds us it’s one of those behaviours we naturally turn to when times are tough.
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