GESTURE: 'tap on the nose' = meaning?

[nq:1]What kind of gesture would be natural for an Englishman/Englishwoman to suggest the following meanings: 'I will keep the secret', 'I understand you' ? Is it by any chance a tap on the side of the nose?[/nq]
No taps required; English people's noses manage to run quite well without them.
ObOhAllRightThenSeriousAnswer: Yes, usually two quick taps with the index finger.

Ross How

[nq:1]What kind of gesture would be natural for an Englishman/Englishwoman to suggest the following meanings: 'I will keep the secret', 'I understand you' ? Is it by any chance a tap on the side of the nose?[/nq]
AArrggghh. Another multi-poster.
GPS, if you want to post the same question to more than one newsgroup, it is better to cross-post the message once, which ensures that responders

[nq:1]AArrggghh. Another multi-poster. GPS, if you want to post the same question to more than one newsgroup, it is better to cross-post the message once, which ensures that responders in each group can see all replies.[/nq]
Ooops, sorry (:-

[nq:2]AArrggghh. Another multi-poster. GPS, if you want to post the ... ensures that responders in each group can see all replies.[/nq]
[nq:1]Ooops, sorry (:-<, no harm-inflicting intended (inexcusable as it sounds: I do not know how tro crosspost, but if told, I promise, no - I VOW, to stick to the rules, sorry 1 again)[/nq]
I didn't mean to shout, sorry. Somebody else did this yesterday.

[nq:1]I didn't mean to shout, sorry. Somebody else did this yesterday.[/nq]
No, David, I didn't take it this way, was just ashamed of my 'dumboness'
[nq:1]You're using Outlook Express 6 - when you create your message, before you post it, add the names of the other groups to the end of the Newsgroup: line, separated by commas. The postings to each group will be linked.[/nq]
I will, than

That's because urine our good graces.

[nq:2]What kind of gesture would be natural for an Englishman/Englishwoman ... any chance a tap on the side of the nose?[/nq]
[nq:1]I would say that the tap on the side of the nose, or more commonly a double tap, indicates I ... can't at the moment think of a gesture for "I will keep this secret" - we say "Mum's the word".[/nq]
Agreed. The tap on nose means it is a secret and I'm not going

[nq:2]And thank you all who related to my query (in both groups), you wee most halpful! :-)[/nq]
[nq:1]That's because urine our good graces.[/nq]
Pithy potht, ***.
I was going to say something about minging no words, using what I thought was the root word of "retromingent," but the dictionaries offered me no support.
Hey, Joey, be sure to look up "retromingent." It is, among other

[nq:1]Hey, Joey, be sure to look up "retromingent." It is, among other things, a great, if pompous, insult.[/nq]
It's right up your alley, Lieblich.

Christopher
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[nq:1]I was going to say something about minging no words, using what I thought was the root word of "retromingent," but the dictionaries offered me no support.[/nq]
â? "mingent, a.
(ad. L. mingent-em, pr. pple. of mingSre.)

Discharging urine.
c1685 Dk. Buck'hm.'s Confer. (1714) 22 She+continued in mingent Circumstances from the Morning till Night.

Martin Ambuhl