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Author: Valerie Fridland Publisher: Penguin ISBN: 0593298330 Category : Language Arts & Disciplines Languages : en Pages : 337
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"With easygoing authority... [Fridland] offers context, and a welcoming spirit, to the many contentious realignments in our language."—The Wall Street Journal “Smart and funny—I loved it!" —Mignon Fogarty, author of New York Times bestseller Grammar Girl’s Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing 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 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’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. 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—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” can help people bond across social divides; why we’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’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.
Author: Valerie Fridland Publisher: Penguin ISBN: 0593298330 Category : Language Arts & Disciplines Languages : en Pages : 337
Book Description
"With easygoing authority... [Fridland] offers context, and a welcoming spirit, to the many contentious realignments in our language."—The Wall Street Journal “Smart and funny—I loved it!" —Mignon Fogarty, author of New York Times bestseller Grammar Girl’s Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing 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 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’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. 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—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” can help people bond across social divides; why we’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’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.
Author: Alan Lawrence Sitomer Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers ISBN: 1423140184 Category : Young Adult Fiction Languages : en Pages : 232
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Alan Lawrence Sitomer writes a compelling story of piecing together a life after a devastating loss--when the threat of violence lurks at every step. When Teddy Anderson's little sister Tina is gunned down randomly in a drive-by shooting, the gangstas who rule the streets in the Anderson family's rapidly deteriorating neighborhood dismiss the incident as just another case of wrong place, wrong time. According to gangsta logic, Tina doesn't even count as a statistic. After his elaborately laid plans for revenge against his sister's killer are foiled by the cops. Teddy soon finds himself in and then out of prison on house arrest, into the hands of Officer Mariana Diaz, the smart, tough probation officer assigned to oversee his endless hours of community service. As part of the innovative rehabilitation program Diaz runs, Teddy is assigned to tutor Micah, a twelve-year-old orphan and would-be gansta. As Teddy goes through the motions of complying with the terms of his probation, Diaz has no idea that he is using his genius-level computer hacker skills to plot his final vengeance and to defraud the state education system of hundreds of thousands of dollars. But even though Teddy thinks he knows it all, he fails to see how Micah's desperate need for love and trust just might have the power not only to pierce all Teddy's defenses, but to save his family.
Author: David Rector Publisher: David Rector ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages : 206
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Living in Atlanta is a page turner that will make you laugh, cry and believe in love again. Living in Atlanta takes place in Atlanta, Georgia. The handsome Dude Hardy and the lovely Baby Winterhaven find love where most couples are looking for love. You'll also meet the hilarious Wollfred Clark and his not so lovely wife, Shitterria. While you're reading this book you'll tell a friend, "You've got to read this book."
Author: Ferdous Nir Publisher: BookRix ISBN: 3748787154 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 19
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Ferdous Nir is an Writter From Bangladesh Who is the Founder of “Ferdous Digital Media”, today the name of a leading Influencer marketing agency in Bangladesh. He is an Internet marketing strategist with past experience of 3 years. He started internet marketing consultancy for various celebrities, public figures, Brands, and politicians. Let’s know more about Ferdous Nir. He was born and brought up in Dhaka, Bangladesh, and over the years he has managed to create a sizable following as a Writter on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook. He has also dabbled into the viral marketing world, and his team-leadership skills have led him to become one of the most accomplished online marketers in Bangladesh.
Author: Stephen Nnamdi Publisher: iUniverse ISBN: 1475981171 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 125
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Michael Abraham believes his life cant get any worse, as he moves from one dead end security job to another. When hes offered a job at Paul Brouchards metal parts fabrication factory, located on a stretch of land outside Montreal, Michael greatfully accepts. He soon finds himself part of a team, and hes quick to make friends with coworkers Mannie and the sexy Sue Young. When Mannie is critically injured, Michael begins to realize this factory job might not be as safe as assumed. Something dark wanders the halls of his new place of employment, and Michael must figure out what in order to save Mannie and possibly himself. Dodging the scrutiny of his uptight supervisor, Jean Claude, Michael investigates in secret. He soon suspects the perpetrator of the strange crimes at the factory is not human at all. Due to a curse, an average man apparently turns into a demon after nightfall, hungry for the souls of factory employeesbut how will Michael recognize the bad guy in the crowds of day workers? Michael is the person who can save the factory and the people who work there; if he cant stop this demon, they could all end up dead.
Author: SAKSHAM GUPTA Publisher: Partridge Publishing ISBN: 1482856301 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 69
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A young boy SAKSHAM GUPTA passes out his 10th standard and PROMOTES to 11th. He is very fond of singing and wants to be a playback singer. In meantime, he falls in love with his classmate Jiya. And soon they fall in a relationship. Although, Jiyas love isnt true, its attraction. But after 4.5 years while going through the last letter handed by him she really falls in deep love with him. Hence, their relation showsA ONE SIDED ROMANCE... (AN END TO BEGIN)
Author: I. D. Oro Publisher: I. D. Oro ISBN: Category : Young Adult Fiction Languages : en Pages : 328
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Zombies do not exist in our world everyone reasons. Until each discovers that, there are real zombies in the United States! Society collapses as rule of law is missing. Members of the Alternative Right or Alt-Right group assassinate our President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden. John Boehner resigns from the position of Speaker of the House of Representatives for not doing Congresses bidding. The new Speaker of the House takes over on Halloween going by the name of President Buttercup. The government transfers its operations to Hawaii the only safe place in the United States from the zombies. The lies continue to pile on while the Muslims earn blame for the zombie outbreak, caused by a government mandated flu shot. A group of characters now must deal with the consequences of the zombie outbreak in the United States. Each of them will struggle to survive. Diana a baseball player lives with her grandparents and is afraid of zombies especially the kid zombies. Jose “Axe” will end up deported to Mexico the day after Halloween if everything goes as planned. John “Ax Murderer” resides at the Leavenworth, Kansas prison serving a life sentence for the killing on Black Friday at Wal-Mart. Pepe “Judas Thaddeus” is a five year old celebrating his birthday at Chuck E. Cheese with his family. Joan works at the Oak Park Mall while she prepares for her friend’s surprise birthday party. Ascelina is from Winnipeg, Canada and loves watching each of the episodes of the Walking Dead with her two sisters. Peter is a doctor at Solara Hospital in Brownsville, Texas who ends up landing in a mental hospital after a suicide attempt. Angelic is running away from her stepson who is trying to kill her. Abban a Gringo is a professional wrestler in Mexico who needs to fly into Chicago to see his mother who is in a coma in the hospital. Our government censors the media by creating the Only Channel to control the information that we receive in the United States. The Only Channel begins to broadcast false propaganda to garner support for a new battle in the Middle East. Operation Zombies Scare Me will earn our country more sympathy worldwide than September 11. Finally leading the United Nations (U. N.) to approve of President Buttercup’s plan to exterminate all the Muslims from the Middle East in order to give all of the Middle East to the state of Israel. Israel will give the United States free oil and we will gain a more powerful ally in the world. (Word Count 66, 220)
Author: Jillian David Publisher: Simon and Schuster ISBN: 1440589410 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 301
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Immortal. Colossal. Suave. Indebted killer Dante Blackstone has the world at his feet. Every vice, any desire, is his for the asking - until he finds the one person he cannot have: one sweet, diminutive woman who could bring about Dante's destruction. Despite her supernatural ability to heal others, a devastating act of evil has left Hannah Miller broken in body and spirit. As she rebuilds her life while on the lam, a not-so-chance meeting with Dante chips away at the walls surrounding her fragile heart. But before their fledgling love can take flight, Dante's boss sends an evil minion with one mandate: Eliminate Dante's new reason to break his eternal contract. As they fight to survive, Hannah's amazing gift gives Dante one chance to save them both from the vicious minion. How can any love survive eternal hell and annihilation? The answer lies in Dante's inferno. Sensuality Level: Sensual
Author: Edited by Anindita Sahoo Publisher: Notion Press ISBN: Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 176
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This collection of award-winning stories from the WAC short-story writing competition for students at IIT Madras weaves together humour, science fiction, and mystery where you will encounter quirky characters, wander through mysterious dimensions and unravel enigmatic puzzles that will keep you on the edge of your seat. From the absurdly funny instances to marvellously futuristic events to eerily puzzling situations, each story in this volume offers a unique and captivating blend of genres. With a dash of wit, a pinch of scientific curiosity, and a generous helping of suspense, these stories invite you to explore the hidden corners of the universe and discover the unexpected twists and turns that lurk just beyond the ordinary. Written with a blend of charming wit and twists and turns, this book promises an enjoyable reading experience that will tickle your funny bone, help you immerse in imaginative worlds and compel you to solve puzzle entangled with the characters.
Author: Valerie Fridland
Author: Valerie Fridland
Author: Alan Lawrence Sitomer
Author: David Rector
Author: Hank Fredo
Author: Ferdous Nir
Author: Stephen Nnamdi
Author: SAKSHAM GUPTA
Author: I. D. Oro
Author: Jillian David
Author: Edited by Anindita Sahoo