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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Lifestyle
Sarah Lumley

70% of Brits regularly pretend to be 'fine' - to avoid sounding negative

More than three-quarters of Brits regularly claim to be “fine” when they’re not – to avoid sounding negative or draining.

A study of 2,000 adults found they proclaim they’re “fine” four times a day – 28 times over the course of a week.

Yet, more than a third of the time (38%) when a person says the “f word” (fine), they’re not being completely honest.

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