Um. . .: Slips, Stumbles, and Verbal Blunders, and What They Mean
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Um. . .
“An enjoyable tour of linguistic mishaps.” —The New York Times Book Review
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?
The book, Um. . .: Slips, Stumbles, and Verbal Blunders, and What They Mean [Bulk, Wholesale, Quantity] ISBN#9781400095438 in Paperback by Michael Erard may be ordered in bulk quantities. Minimum starts at 25 copies. Availability based on publisher status and quantity being ordered.
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- Publisher
- Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
- Author
- Michael Erard
- Format
- Paperback
- Published
- Aug 12, 2008
- ISBN-13
- 9781400095438
- ISBN-10
- 1400095433
- Pages
- 320
- Carton quantity
- 24 copies
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