What we get wrong about 'um' and 'uh,' with Valerie Fridland

What we get wrong about 'um' and 'uh,' with Valerie Fridland

924. What if I told you that you actually should use "uh" and "um" when you're giving a talk? And what if I told you "dude" was originally an anti-masculine word? Those are just some of the surprising insights from Valerie Fridland's new book, "Like, Literally, Dude."

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485 GG Firstly. Exclamation Points. Leeway.

485 GG Firstly. Exclamation Points. Leeway.

Follow along on the website:First or Firstly? http://bit.ly/1MgTPMZExclamation Points: http://bit.ly/1GyzcKjLeeway: http://bit.ly/1VHTZawhttp://QuickAndDirtyTips.com/amazon Hosted on Acast. See acast....

8 Okt 201511min

484 GG Mantel or Mantle? Bulleted Lists

484 GG Mantel or Mantle? Bulleted Lists

Follow along on the website: 'Mantel' or 'Mantle'? http://bit.ly/1L5bN8A How to Format a Bulleted List: http://bit.ly/1j1P2bz Amazon Affiliate Link: http://quickanddirtytips.com/offers Hosted on Acast...

1 Okt 20158min

483 GG Sort, Kind, or Type? Homophones, Homographs, and Homonyms

483 GG Sort, Kind, or Type? Homophones, Homographs, and Homonyms

Follow along on the website:Sort, Kind, or Type? http://bit.ly/1Fvq3a9Homophones, Homographs, and Homonyms: http://bit.ly/1YCzN98Amazon Affiliate Link: http://quickanddirtytips.com/offers Hosted on Ac...

24 Sep 20156min

482 GG Amused or Bemused. Being Bilingual. Positive Anymore.

482 GG Amused or Bemused. Being Bilingual. Positive Anymore.

Follow along on the website:'Amused' or 'Bemused'? http://bit.ly/1KT1NkHBilingual: http://bit.ly/1Ko9Lf2Positive 'Anymore': http://bit.ly/1W4tWHehttp://quickanddirtytips.com/offers Hosted on Acast. Se...

17 Sep 201518min

481 GG And/Or. That Should Be a Word.

481 GG And/Or. That Should Be a Word.

Follow along on the website:And/Or: http://bit.ly/1JT153aThat Should Be a Word: http://bit.ly/1f59xlbStart your Amazon shopping from our link and help support the show: http://QuickAndDirtyTips.com/of...

10 Sep 20156min

480 GG Matriculate. Diminutives. Crocodile or Alligator?

480 GG Matriculate. Diminutives. Crocodile or Alligator?

Follow along on the website: Matriculate: http://bit.ly/1oPSBkJ Diminutives: http://bit.ly/1Qaatld Crocodile or Alligator? http://bit.ly/1KsTHPu Sponsors: http://quickanddirtytips.com/offers http://au...

3 Sep 201512min

479 GG Scrabble in Different Parts of the World

479 GG Scrabble in Different Parts of the World

Scrabble in Different Parts of the World Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

28 Aug 201513min

478 GG Why English Has Silent Letters

478 GG Why English Has Silent Letters

Follow along on the website:Fictitious Versus Fictional: http://bit.ly/1Nmnr0ASilent Letters: http://bit.ly/1hqOjQlAdult, Adolescent, Adultery: http://bit.ly/1KwPAvMSponsor: http://edx.org/gg Hosted o...

20 Aug 201520min

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