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In this charming, engaging account of language in the wild, linguist and writer Michael Erard also explains why our attention to some verbal blunders rises and falls. Why was the spoonerism named after Reverend Spooner, not some other absent-minded person? Where did the Freudian slip come from? Why do we prize "umlessness" in speaking? And how do we explain the American presidents who are famous for their verbal blundering?

You'll have new ways to listen to yourself and others once you've met the people who work with verbal blunders every day--journalists, transcribers, interpreters, police officers, linguists, psychologists, among others --and when you've learned what verbal blunders tell about who we are and what we want.

A rich investigation of a fascinating subject, full of entertaining examples, Um... is essential reading for talkers and listeners of all stripes.

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In this charming, engaging account of language in the wild, linguist and writer Michael Erard also explains why our attention to some verbal blunders rises and falls. Why was the spoonerism named after Reverend Spooner, not some other absent-minded person? Where did the Freudian slip come from? Why do we prize "umlessness" in speaking? And how do we explain the American presidents who are famous for their verbal blundering?

You'll have new ways to listen to yourself and others once you've met the people who work with verbal blunders every day--journalists, transcribers, interpreters, police officers, linguists, psychologists, among others --and when you've learned what verbal blunders tell about who we are and what we want.

A rich investigation of a fascinating subject, full of entertaining examples, Um... is essential reading for talkers and listeners of all stripes.

For more, visit www.umthebook.com.]]> 2007 4 9 false Sun Sep 09 07:55:15 -0700 2007 Thu Oct 11 11:07:26 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4127662 108642 1387405 0375423567 9780375423567 30 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1183174809m/1387405.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1183174809s/1387405.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1387405.Um_Slips_Stumbles_and_Verbal_Blunders_and_What_They_Mean 3.10 67
In this charming, engaging account of language in the wild, linguist and writer Michael Erard also explains why our attention to some verbal blunders rises and falls. Why was the spoonerism named after Reverend Spooner, not some other absent-minded person? Where did the Freudian slip come from? Why do we prize "umlessness" in speaking? And how do we explain the American presidents who are famous for their verbal blundering?

You'll have new ways to listen to yourself and others once you've met the people who work with verbal blunders every day--journalists, transcribers, interpreters, police officers, linguists, psychologists, among others --and when you've learned what verbal blunders tell about who we are and what we want.

A rich investigation of a fascinating subject, full of entertaining examples, Um... is essential reading for talkers and listeners of all stripes.

For more, visit www.umthebook.com.]]> 2007 4 2 false Sun Aug 05 19:42:36 -0700 2007 Thu Dec 17 03:53:30 -0800 2009 7933314 113340 1387405 0375423567 9780375423567 30 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1183174809m/1387405.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1183174809s/1387405.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1387405.Um_Slips_Stumbles_and_Verbal_Blunders_and_What_They_Mean 3.10 67
In this charming, engaging account of language in the wild, linguist and writer Michael Erard also explains why our attention to some verbal blunders rises and falls. Why was the spoonerism named after Reverend Spooner, not some other absent-minded person? Where did the Freudian slip come from? Why do we prize "umlessness" in speaking? And how do we explain the American presidents who are famous for their verbal blundering?

You'll have new ways to listen to yourself and others once you've met the people who work with verbal blunders every day--journalists, transcribers, interpreters, police officers, linguists, psychologists, among others --and when you've learned what verbal blunders tell about who we are and what we want.

A rich investigation of a fascinating subject, full of entertaining examples, Um... is essential reading for talkers and listeners of all stripes.

For more, visit www.umthebook.com.]]> 2007 2 1 false Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Oct 19 08:06:53 -0700 2007 Wed Nov 07 12:25:18 -0800 2007 more...]]> 9559288 641808 1387405 0375423567 9780375423567 30 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1183174809m/1387405.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1183174809s/1387405.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1387405.Um_Slips_Stumbles_and_Verbal_Blunders_and_What_They_Mean 3.10 67
In this charming, engaging account of language in the wild, linguist and writer Michael Erard also explains why our attention to some verbal blunders rises and falls. Why was the spoonerism named after Reverend Spooner, not some other absent-minded person? Where did the Freudian slip come from? Why do we prize "umlessness" in speaking? And how do we explain the American presidents who are famous for their verbal blundering?

You'll have new ways to listen to yourself and others once you've met the people who work with verbal blunders every day--journalists, transcribers, interpreters, police officers, linguists, psychologists, among others --and when you've learned what verbal blunders tell about who we are and what we want.

A rich investigation of a fascinating subject, full of entertaining examples, Um... is essential reading for talkers and listeners of all stripes.

For more, visit www.umthebook.com.]]> 2007 3 1 false Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Nov 26 10:53:10 -0800 2007 Mon Nov 26 10:53:10 -0800 2007 20309754 976686 1387405 0375423567 9780375423567 30 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1183174809m/1387405.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1183174809s/1387405.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1387405.Um_Slips_Stumbles_and_Verbal_Blunders_and_What_They_Mean 3.10 67
In this charming, engaging account of language in the wild, linguist and writer Michael Erard also explains why our attention to some verbal blunders rises and falls. Why was the spoonerism named after Reverend Spooner, not some other absent-minded person? Where did the Freudian slip come from? Why do we prize "umlessness" in speaking? And how do we explain the American presidents who are famous for their verbal blundering?

You'll have new ways to listen to yourself and others once you've met the people who work with verbal blunders every day--journalists, transcribers, interpreters, police officers, linguists, psychologists, among others --and when you've learned what verbal blunders tell about who we are and what we want.

A rich investigation of a fascinating subject, full of entertaining examples, Um... is essential reading for talkers and listeners of all stripes.

For more, visit www.umthebook.com.]]> 2007 2 0 false Sat Nov 14 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Apr 16 12:40:26 -0700 2008 Sat Nov 14 17:22:11 -0800 2009
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In this charming, engaging account of language in the wild, linguist and writer Michael Erard also explains why our attention to some verbal blunders rises and falls. Why was the spoonerism named after Reverend Spooner, not some other absent-minded person? Where did the Freudian slip come from? Why do we prize "umlessness" in speaking? And how do we explain the American presidents who are famous for their verbal blundering?

You'll have new ways to listen to yourself and others once you've met the people who work with verbal blunders every day--journalists, transcribers, interpreters, police officers, linguists, psychologists, among others --and when you've learned what verbal blunders tell about who we are and what we want.

A rich investigation of a fascinating subject, full of entertaining examples, Um... is essential reading for talkers and listeners of all stripes.

For more, visit www.umthebook.com.]]> 2007 3 0 false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Wed Nov 28 19:34:47 -0800 2007 Thu Dec 27 11:16:17 -0800 2007 more...]]> 3782209 124136 1387405 0375423567 9780375423567 30 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1183174809m/1387405.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1183174809s/1387405.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1387405.Um_Slips_Stumbles_and_Verbal_Blunders_and_What_They_Mean 3.10 67
In this charming, engaging account of language in the wild, linguist and writer Michael Erard also explains why our attention to some verbal blunders rises and falls. Why was the spoonerism named after Reverend Spooner, not some other absent-minded person? Where did the Freudian slip come from? Why do we prize "umlessness" in speaking? And how do we explain the American presidents who are famous for their verbal blundering?

You'll have new ways to listen to yourself and others once you've met the people who work with verbal blunders every day--journalists, transcribers, interpreters, police officers, linguists, psychologists, among others --and when you've learned what verbal blunders tell about who we are and what we want.

A rich investigation of a fascinating subject, full of entertaining examples, Um... is essential reading for talkers and listeners of all stripes.

For more, visit www.umthebook.com.]]> 2007 2 0 false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Jul 30 06:30:38 -0700 2007 Thu Jan 10 10:33:06 -0800 2008
I feel like I know more about slips and disfluencies than I ever expected (and possibly wanted) to know. Among the more fascinating bits, it's interesting to find that slips occur in predictable ways—that is, our slips are "patterned according to the ...more...]]> 51045366 2178867 1387405 0375423567 9780375423567 30 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1183174809m/1387405.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1183174809s/1387405.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1387405.Um_Slips_Stumbles_and_Verbal_Blunders_and_What_They_Mean 3.10 67
In this charming, engaging account of language in the wild, linguist and writer Michael Erard also explains why our attention to some verbal blunders rises and falls. Why was the spoonerism named after Reverend Spooner, not some other absent-minded person? Where did the Freudian slip come from? Why do we prize "umlessness" in speaking? And how do we explain the American presidents who are famous for their verbal blundering?

You'll have new ways to listen to yourself and others once you've met the people who work with verbal blunders every day--journalists, transcribers, interpreters, police officers, linguists, psychologists, among others --and when you've learned what verbal blunders tell about who we are and what we want.

A rich investigation of a fascinating subject, full of entertaining examples, Um... is essential reading for talkers and listeners of all stripes.

For more, visit www.umthebook.com.]]> 2007 5 0 false Tue Mar 31 11:51:59 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 31 11:57:10 -0700 2009 2 47690989 1630266 1387405 0375423567 9780375423567 30 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1183174809m/1387405.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1183174809s/1387405.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1387405.Um_Slips_Stumbles_and_Verbal_Blunders_and_What_They_Mean 3.10 67
In this charming, engaging account of language in the wild, linguist and writer Michael Erard also explains why our attention to some verbal blunders rises and falls. Why was the spoonerism named after Reverend Spooner, not some other absent-minded person? Where did the Freudian slip come from? Why do we prize "umlessness" in speaking? And how do we explain the American presidents who are famous for their verbal blundering?

You'll have new ways to listen to yourself and others once you've met the people who work with verbal blunders every day--journalists, transcribers, interpreters, police officers, linguists, psychologists, among others --and when you've learned what verbal blunders tell about who we are and what we want.

A rich investigation of a fascinating subject, full of entertaining examples, Um... is essential reading for talkers and listeners of all stripes.

For more, visit www.umthebook.com.]]> 2007 0 0 false Fri Feb 27 09:30:04 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 27 09:32:17 -0800 2009 40254160 1791807 1387405 0375423567 9780375423567 30 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1183174809m/1387405.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1183174809s/1387405.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1387405.Um_Slips_Stumbles_and_Verbal_Blunders_and_What_They_Mean 3.10 67
In this charming, engaging account of language in the wild, linguist and writer Michael Erard also explains why our attention to some verbal blunders rises and falls. Why was the spoonerism named after Reverend Spooner, not some other absent-minded person? Where did the Freudian slip come from? Why do we prize "umlessness" in speaking? And how do we explain the American presidents who are famous for their verbal blundering?

You'll have new ways to listen to yourself and others once you've met the people who work with verbal blunders every day--journalists, transcribers, interpreters, police officers, linguists, psychologists, among others --and when you've learned what verbal blunders tell about who we are and what we want.

A rich investigation of a fascinating subject, full of entertaining examples, Um... is essential reading for talkers and listeners of all stripes.

For more, visit www.umthebook.com.]]> 2007 4 0 false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 16 15:26:59 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 16 15:27:53 -0800 2008 40977057 74277 1387405 0375423567 9780375423567 30 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1183174809m/1387405.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1183174809s/1387405.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1387405.Um_Slips_Stumbles_and_Verbal_Blunders_and_What_They_Mean 3.10 67
In this charming, engaging account of language in the wild, linguist and writer Michael Erard also explains why our attention to some verbal blunders rises and falls. Why was the spoonerism named after Reverend Spooner, not some other absent-minded person? Where did the Freudian slip come from? Why do we prize "umlessness" in speaking? And how do we explain the American presidents who are famous for their verbal blundering?

You'll have new ways to listen to yourself and others once you've met the people who work with verbal blunders every day--journalists, transcribers, interpreters, police officers, linguists, psychologists, among others --and when you've learned what verbal blunders tell about who we are and what we want.

A rich investigation of a fascinating subject, full of entertaining examples, Um... is essential reading for talkers and listeners of all stripes.

For more, visit www.umthebook.com.]]> 2007 0 0 false Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 26 20:07:06 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 26 20:10:37 -0800 2008 69020198 81663 1387405 0375423567 9780375423567 30 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1183174809m/1387405.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1183174809s/1387405.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1387405.Um_Slips_Stumbles_and_Verbal_Blunders_and_What_They_Mean 3.10 67
In this charming, engaging account of language in the wild, linguist and writer Michael Erard also explains why our attention to some verbal blunders rises and falls. Why was the spoonerism named after Reverend Spooner, not some other absent-minded person? Where did the Freudian slip come from? Why do we prize "umlessness" in speaking? And how do we explain the American presidents who are famous for their verbal blundering?

You'll have new ways to listen to yourself and others once you've met the people who work with verbal blunders every day--journalists, transcribers, interpreters, police officers, linguists, psychologists, among others --and when you've learned what verbal blunders tell about who we are and what we want.

A rich investigation of a fascinating subject, full of entertaining examples, Um... is essential reading for talkers and listeners of all stripes.

For more, visit www.umthebook.com.]]> 2007 2 0 false Mon Aug 24 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 26 17:47:18 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 26 17:47:50 -0700 2009 11893232 752750 1387405 0375423567 9780375423567 30 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1183174809m/1387405.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1183174809s/1387405.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1387405.Um_Slips_Stumbles_and_Verbal_Blunders_and_What_They_Mean 3.10 67
In this charming, engaging account of language in the wild, linguist and writer Michael Erard also explains why our attention to some verbal blunders rises and falls. Why was the spoonerism named after Reverend Spooner, not some other absent-minded person? Where did the Freudian slip come from? Why do we prize "umlessness" in speaking? And how do we explain the American presidents who are famous for their verbal blundering?

You'll have new ways to listen to yourself and others once you've met the people who work with verbal blunders every day--journalists, transcribers, interpreters, police officers, linguists, psychologists, among others --and when you've learned what verbal blunders tell about who we are and what we want.

A rich investigation of a fascinating subject, full of entertaining examples, Um... is essential reading for talkers and listeners of all stripes.

For more, visit www.umthebook.com.]]> 2007 2 0 false Thu Jun 26 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Jan 07 12:01:21 -0800 2008 Thu Jun 26 14:19:01 -0700 2008
In...more...]]> 78927211 2051994 1387405 0375423567 9780375423567 30 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1183174809m/1387405.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1183174809s/1387405.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1387405.Um_Slips_Stumbles_and_Verbal_Blunders_and_What_They_Mean 3.10 67
In this charming, engaging account of language in the wild, linguist and writer Michael Erard also explains why our attention to some verbal blunders rises and falls. Why was the spoonerism named after Reverend Spooner, not some other absent-minded person? Where did the Freudian slip come from? Why do we prize "umlessness" in speaking? And how do we explain the American presidents who are famous for their verbal blundering?

You'll have new ways to listen to yourself and others once you've met the people who work with verbal blunders every day--journalists, transcribers, interpreters, police officers, linguists, psychologists, among others --and when you've learned what verbal blunders tell about who we are and what we want.

A rich investigation of a fascinating subject, full of entertaining examples, Um... is essential reading for talkers and listeners of all stripes.

For more, visit www.umthebook.com.]]> 2007 3 0 false Sun Dec 20 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 24 23:22:05 -0800 2009 Sun Dec 20 05:10:35 -0800 2009 15095911 29536 1387405 0375423567 9780375423567 30 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1183174809m/1387405.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1183174809s/1387405.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1387405.Um_Slips_Stumbles_and_Verbal_Blunders_and_What_They_Mean 3.10 67
In this charming, engaging account of language in the wild, linguist and writer Michael Erard also explains why our attention to some verbal blunders rises and falls. Why was the spoonerism named after Reverend Spooner, not some other absent-minded person? Where did the Freudian slip come from? Why do we prize "umlessness" in speaking? And how do we explain the American presidents who are famous for their verbal blundering?

You'll have new ways to listen to yourself and others once you've met the people who work with verbal blunders every day--journalists, transcribers, interpreters, police officers, linguists, psychologists, among others --and when you've learned what verbal blunders tell about who we are and what we want.

A rich investigation of a fascinating subject, full of entertaining examples, Um... is essential reading for talkers and listeners of all stripes.

For more, visit www.umthebook.com.]]> 2007 3 0 false Thu Jan 31 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Feb 10 17:54:39 -0800 2008 Sun Feb 10 17:57:42 -0800 2008
Nevertheless, I don't feel nearly as self-conscious about saying "um" or speaking nonsense, because if anything, it makes you easier to...more...]]> 20499553 33331 1387405 0375423567 9780375423567 30 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1183174809m/1387405.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1183174809s/1387405.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1387405.Um_Slips_Stumbles_and_Verbal_Blunders_and_What_They_Mean 3.10 67
In this charming, engaging account of language in the wild, linguist and writer Michael Erard also explains why our attention to some verbal blunders rises and falls. Why was the spoonerism named after Reverend Spooner, not some other absent-minded person? Where did the Freudian slip come from? Why do we prize "umlessness" in speaking? And how do we explain the American presidents who are famous for their verbal blundering?

You'll have new ways to listen to yourself and others once you've met the people who work with verbal blunders every day--journalists, transcribers, interpreters, police officers, linguists, psychologists, among others --and when you've learned what verbal blunders tell about who we are and what we want.

A rich investigation of a fascinating subject, full of entertaining examples, Um... is essential reading for talkers and listeners of all stripes.

For more, visit www.umthebook.com.]]> 2007 3 0 false Fri Apr 18 19:22:25 -0700 2008 Fri Apr 18 19:32:31 -0700 2008 more...]]> 15590375 293547 1387405 0375423567 9780375423567 30 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1183174809m/1387405.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1183174809s/1387405.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1387405.Um_Slips_Stumbles_and_Verbal_Blunders_and_What_They_Mean 3.10 67
In this charming, engaging account of language in the wild, linguist and writer Michael Erard also explains why our attention to some verbal blunders rises and falls. Why was the spoonerism named after Reverend Spooner, not some other absent-minded person? Where did the Freudian slip come from? Why do we prize "umlessness" in speaking? And how do we explain the American presidents who are famous for their verbal blundering?

You'll have new ways to listen to yourself and others once you've met the people who work with verbal blunders every day--journalists, transcribers, interpreters, police officers, linguists, psychologists, among others --and when you've learned what verbal blunders tell about who we are and what we want.

A rich investigation of a fascinating subject, full of entertaining examples, Um... is essential reading for talkers and listeners of all stripes.

For more, visit www.umthebook.com.]]> 2007 3 0 false Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Feb 16 16:33:09 -0800 2008 Sat May 03 11:55:28 -0700 2008
However, if you are interested in this type of thing and didn't major in it I would recomme...more...]]> 18525050 977299 1387405 0375423567 9780375423567 30 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1183174809m/1387405.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1183174809s/1387405.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1387405.Um_Slips_Stumbles_and_Verbal_Blunders_and_What_They_Mean 3.10 67
In this charming, engaging account of language in the wild, linguist and writer Michael Erard also explains why our attention to some verbal blunders rises and falls. Why was the spoonerism named after Reverend Spooner, not some other absent-minded person? Where did the Freudian slip come from? Why do we prize "umlessness" in speaking? And how do we explain the American presidents who are famous for their verbal blundering?

You'll have new ways to listen to yourself and others once you've met the people who work with verbal blunders every day--journalists, transcribers, interpreters, police officers, linguists, psychologists, among others --and when you've learned what verbal blunders tell about who we are and what we want.

A rich investigation of a fascinating subject, full of entertaining examples, Um... is essential reading for talkers and listeners of all stripes.

For more, visit www.umthebook.com.]]> 2007 0 0 false Mon Mar 24 12:27:22 -0700 2008 Fri May 09 10:29:34 -0700 2008 more...]]> 12751464 727946 1387405 0375423567 9780375423567 30 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1183174809m/1387405.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1183174809s/1387405.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1387405.Um_Slips_Stumbles_and_Verbal_Blunders_and_What_They_Mean 3.10 67
In this charming, engaging account of language in the wild, linguist and writer Michael Erard also explains why our attention to some verbal blunders rises and falls. Why was the spoonerism named after Reverend Spooner, not some other absent-minded person? Where did the Freudian slip come from? Why do we prize "umlessness" in speaking? And how do we explain the American presidents who are famous for their verbal blundering?

You'll have new ways to listen to yourself and others once you've met the people who work with verbal blunders every day--journalists, transcribers, interpreters, police officers, linguists, psychologists, among others --and when you've learned what verbal blunders tell about who we are and what we want.

A rich investigation of a fascinating subject, full of entertaining examples, Um... is essential reading for talkers and listeners of all stripes.

For more, visit www.umthebook.com.]]> 2007 3 0 false Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 17 08:59:43 -0800 2008 Sun May 31 14:17:06 -0700 2009 16308299 921689 1387405 0375423567 9780375423567 30 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1183174809m/1387405.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1183174809s/1387405.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1387405.Um_Slips_Stumbles_and_Verbal_Blunders_and_What_They_Mean 3.10 67
In this charming, engaging account of language in the wild, linguist and writer Michael Erard also explains why our attention to some verbal blunders rises and falls. Why was the spoonerism named after Reverend Spooner, not some other absent-minded person? Where did the Freudian slip come from? Why do we prize "umlessness" in speaking? And how do we explain the American presidents who are famous for their verbal blundering?

You'll have new ways to listen to yourself and others once you've met the people who work with verbal blunders every day--journalists, transcribers, interpreters, police officers, linguists, psychologists, among others --and when you've learned what verbal blunders tell about who we are and what we want.

A rich investigation of a fascinating subject, full of entertaining examples, Um... is essential reading for talkers and listeners of all stripes.

For more, visit www.umthebook.com.]]> 2007 3 0 false Mon Feb 25 06:43:48 -0800 2008 Thu Apr 24 16:16:12 -0700 2008 8 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=1387405