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A witty and insightful look at the human propensity for verbal blunders examines the nature of such verbal errors as slips, bloopers, spoonerisms, malapropisms, and more and assesses what these blunders mean in terms of the human brain, the use of language, and ourselves. 15,000 first printing.
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Michael Erard, a graduate of Williams College, received an M.A. in linguistics and a Ph.D. in English from the University of Texas. His articles about language have appeared in The Atlantic Monthly, The New York Times, Wired, Technology Review, and many other publications. He lives in Austin, Texas.
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Hardback. Condition: Good. This original, entertaining, and surprising book investigates verbal blunders: what they are, what they say about those who make them, and how and why we've come to judge them.Um. is about how you really speak, and why it's normal for your everyday speech to be filled with errors--about one in every ten words. In this charming, engaging account of language in the wild, linguist and writer Michael Erard also explains why our attention to some blunders rises and falls. Where did the Freudian slip come from? Why do we prize umlessness in speaking--and should we? And how do we explain the American presidents who are famous for their verbal stumbles? Full of entertaining examples, Um. is essential reading for talkers and listeners of all stripes. Seller Inventory # 00096674288
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Um.: Slips, Stumbles, and Verbal Blunders, and What They Mean
Seller: World of Books (was SecondSale), Montgomery, IL, U.S.A.
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Hardback. Condition: Very Good. This original, entertaining, and surprising book investigates verbal blunders: what they are, what they say about those who make them, and how and why we've come to judge them.Um. is about how you really speak, and why it's normal for your everyday speech to be filled with errors--about one in every ten words. In this charming, engaging account of language in the wild, linguist and writer Michael Erard also explains why our attention to some blunders rises and falls. Where did the Freudian slip come from? Why do we prize umlessness in speaking--and should we? And how do we explain the American presidents who are famous for their verbal stumbles? Full of entertaining examples, Um. is essential reading for talkers and listeners of all stripes. Seller Inventory # 00096077946
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Um. : Slips, Stumbles, and Verbal Blunders, and What They Mean
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Hardback. Condition: Good. This original, entertaining, and surprising book investigates verbal blunders: what they are, what they say about those who make them, and how and why we've come to judge them.Um. is about how you really speak, and why it's normal for your everyday speech to be filled with errors--about one in every ten words. In this charming, engaging account of language in the wild, linguist and writer Michael Erard also explains why our attention to some blunders rises and falls. Where did the Freudian slip come from? Why do we prize umlessness in speaking--and should we? And how do we explain the American presidents who are famous for their verbal stumbles? Full of entertaining examples, Um. is essential reading for talkers and listeners of all stripes. Seller Inventory # CIN0375423567G
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Hardback. Condition: Very Good. This original, entertaining, and surprising book investigates verbal blunders: what they are, what they say about those who make them, and how and why we've come to judge them.Um. is about how you really speak, and why it's normal for your everyday speech to be filled with errors--about one in every ten words. In this charming, engaging account of language in the wild, linguist and writer Michael Erard also explains why our attention to some blunders rises and falls. Where did the Freudian slip come from? Why do we prize umlessness in speaking--and should we? And how do we explain the American presidents who are famous for their verbal stumbles? Full of entertaining examples, Um. is essential reading for talkers and listeners of all stripes. Seller Inventory # CIN0375423567VG
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