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Earnings calls are boring by design

by Kristin Schwab
Oct 21, 2022
Yes, they really are that boring on purpose.
Quarterly earnings calls are notoriously monotonous and carefully worded in order to avoid misleading investors.
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He brought "Game of Thrones" languages to life

by Maria Hollenhorst
Apr 10, 2019
David Peterson created the Dothraki and High Valyrian tongues.
Sophie Turner as Sansa Stark in "Game of Thrones" season 8.
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Read our full conversation with George Lakoff on "your brain on Trump"

by Jennie Josephson
Apr 18, 2017
The professor emeritus of cognitive science and linguistics explains how your brain responds to President Trump's language.
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A four-letter word is shaping the debate on minimum wage increases

by Sam Harnett
Feb 20, 2017
Wage hike or wage increase? Does it really matter? Linguists would say "yes."
Protesters gathered at a rally for minimum wage in New York City. 
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'YouTube Voice:' The linguistics behind the phenomenon

by Molly Wood
Dec 22, 2015
Audience engagement doesn't require tricks, just a few simple speaking strategies.
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The loaded meaning behind 'What do you do?'

by Kai Ryssdal
Apr 9, 2014
The Atlantic's Deb Fallows talks regional differences in how we say hello.
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