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Like, Literally, Dude: Arguing for the Good in Bad English | Copy Link : goo-totheregister.blogspot.com/?open=B0B9P17H9L | Smart and funny 8212 I loved it! 8212 Mignon Fogarty, author of New York Times bestseller Grammar Girl 8217 s Quick and Dirty Tips for Better WritingA lively linguistic exploration of the speech habits we love to hate 8212 and why our like 8221 s and literally 8221 s actually make us better communicatorsParanoid about the ums 8221 and uhs 8221 that pepper your presentations? Concerned that people notice your vocal fry? Bewildered by hella 8221 or the meteoric rise of so 8221 ?&nbsp What if these features of our speech weren 8217 t a sign of cultural and linguistic degeneration, but rather, some of the most dynamic and revolutionary tools at our disposal?In Like, Literally, Dude, linguist Valerie Fridland shows how we can re-imagine these forms as exciting new linguistic frontiers rather than our culture 8217 s impending demise. With delightful irreverence and expertise built over two decades of research, Fridland weaves together history, psychology, science, and laugh-out-loud anecdotes to explain why we speak the way we do today, and how that impacts what our kids may be saying tomorrow.&nbsp She teaches us that language is both function and fashion, and that though we often blame the young, the female, and the uneducated for its downfall, we should actually thank them for their linguistic ingenuity.By exploring the dark corners every English teacher has taught us to avoid, Like, Literally, Dude redeems our most pilloried linguistic quirks, arguing that they are fundamental to our social, professional, and romantic success 8212 perhaps even more so than our clothing or our resumes. It explains how filled pauses benefit both speakers and listeners how the use of dude 8221 can help people bond across social divides why we 8217 re always trying to make our intensifiers ever more intense as well as many other language tics, habits, and developments.Language change is natural, built into the language system itself, and we wouldn 8217 t be who we are without it. Like, Literally, Dude celebrates the dynamic, ongoing, and empowering evolution of language, and it will speak to anyone who talks, or listens, inspiring them to communicate dynamically and effectively in their daily lives.

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  3. Description : Smart and funny 8212 I loved it! 8212 Mignon Fogarty, author of New York Times bestseller Grammar Girl 8217 s Quick and Dirty Tips for Better WritingA lively linguistic exploration of the speech habits we love to hate 8212 and why our like 8221 s and literally 8221 s actually make us better communicatorsParanoid about the ums 8221 and uhs 8221 that pepper your presentations? Concerned that people notice your vocal fry? Bewildered by hella 8221 or the meteoric rise of so 8221 ?&nbspWhat if these features of our speech weren 8217 t a sign of cultural and linguistic degeneration, but rather, some of the most dynamic and revolutionary tools at our disposal?In Like, Literally, Dude, linguist Valerie Fridland shows how we can re-imagine these forms as exciting new linguistic frontiers rather than our culture 8217 s impending demise. With delightful irreverence and expertise built over two decades of research, Fridland weaves together history, psychology, science, and laugh-out-loud anecdotes to explain why we speak the way we do today, and how that impacts what our kids may be saying tomorrow.&nbspShe teaches us that language is both function and fashion, and that though we often blame the young, the female, and the uneducated for its downfall, we should actually thank them for their linguistic ingenuity.By exploring the dark corners every English teacher has taught us to avoid, Like, Literally, Dude redeems our most pilloried linguistic quirks, arguing that they are fundamental to our social, professional, and romantic success 8212 perhaps even more so than our clothing or our resumes. It explains how filled pauses benefit both speakers and listeners how the use of dude 8221 can help people bond across social divides

  4. why we 8217 re always trying to make our intensifiers ever more intense as well as many other language tics, habits, and developments.Language change is natural, built into the language system itself, and we wouldn 8217 t be who we are without it. Like, Literally, Dude celebrates the dynamic, ongoing, and empowering evolution of language, and it will speak to anyone who talks, or listens, inspiring them to communicate dynamically and effectively in their daily lives.

  5. Download PDF Like, Literally, Dude: Arguing for the Good in Bad English free acces

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