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Like, Literally, Dude: Arguing for the Good in Bad English

by Valerie Fridland

A lively linguistic exploration of the speech habits we love to hate—and why our “like”s and “literally”s actually make us better communicators Paranoid about the “ums” and “uhs” that pepper your presentations? Concerned that people notice your vocal fry? Bewildered by “hella” or the meteoric rise of “so”? What if these features of our speech weren’t a sign

Publisher

Penguin Publishing Group

Publication date

2023

Format

Print edition

Pages

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ISBN

9780593298329