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4.27 AVERAGE
4.27 AVERAGE
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this was one of the best non-fiction books that i’ve ever read. so accessible, so humorous, so engaging, so compassionately written, so insightful - and SO well researched and written. and unlike most nonfiction books, this never felt self indulgent or overlong or in need of editing. it was perfect in length and pace and indulgence.
amanda montell really excels at getting her point across in the most interesting and understandable way possible, that makes change feel entirely possible and makes education feel empowering rather than burdensome.
i would genuinely reccomend this book to everyone, and not just those who are interested in linguistics. this is what i wish linguistics was, but alas, my uni didn’t really feel the same way.
this has only inspired me to be more thoughtful about how i speak and why i speak in the way i do. simply brilliant.
amanda montell really excels at getting her point across in the most interesting and understandable way possible, that makes change feel entirely possible and makes education feel empowering rather than burdensome.
i would genuinely reccomend this book to everyone, and not just those who are interested in linguistics. this is what i wish linguistics was, but alas, my uni didn’t really feel the same way.
this has only inspired me to be more thoughtful about how i speak and why i speak in the way i do. simply brilliant.
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I purposely picked up this book because I'd be devouring books for a while - reading one every few days - but there were all fluff. I'm not opposed to fluff, but I had a taste for something else, and this really fit the bill. I read about a chapter per night, maybe a little more, and savored each chapter, giving myself time to think from night to night about the topic of each, the evidence she offers, the theories she hangs. She covers both complimentary and insulting terms for women and men, plus touches on the language wars when it comes to casual language, academia, and business and marketing. She refers to activism around women's rights, as well as racial equality, and how language really needs to be considered on the ground floor as we try to dream into being a more inclusive future. There's lots of food for thought here.
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