Tag: speech
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Say less and mean more
As I start a new year of teaching I aim to say less and mean more.
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The beautiful end to Obama’s last SOTU
Obama's "I see it in…" brings us home. Beautiful. #SOTU — Daniel Greene (@danielgreene) January 13, 2016
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Just because you don’t get it doesn’t mean it’s vague
“What about slang words and acronyms, aren’t they vague language?” Someone asked me this recently, and I wanted to say no right away, but I had to think about why. After thinking on it, I say no, slang words and acronyms are not vague language because they do not have inherently vague meanings; if anything,…
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The many meanings of “hot” and other short words
I was ordering one of those new chicken-and-salad McWraps today, and I asked if the chicken were hot. I had to clarify I meant “hot as in temperature,” not “hot as in spicy.” It got me to thinking about how many meanings there are to the word hot: High-temperature Spicy Stolen Sexy Turned on (both sexually and, in the…
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