A Compendium of Hand Gestures

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The popular statistic goes that 70% of all human communication is non-verbal. Words make up just a tiny proportion of the information we send to each other, the rest being made up of facial expressions, postures, eye movements and, of course, hand gestures. The gesture is an invaluable tool for silently expressing approval, disdain, lust, loyalty and aggression, and over the centuries, humankind has built up a wide array of movements that defy language barriers to such an extent that many of…