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257 pages • first pub 2017 (view editions)
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Language: English
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We all had teachers who scolded us over the use of um, uh-huh, oh, like, and mm-hmm. But as linguist N. J. Enfield reveals in How We Talk, these "bad words" are fundamental to language. Whether we are speaking with the clerk at the store, our boss...
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257 pages • first pub 2017 (view editions)
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Not specified
Edition Pub Date: Not specified
Description
We all had teachers who scolded us over the use of um, uh-huh, oh, like, and mm-hmm. But as linguist N. J. Enfield reveals in How We Talk, these "bad words" are fundamental to language. Whether we are speaking with the clerk at the store, our boss...
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Content Warnings