September 12, 2017 12:19 pm PDT
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Funny examples of awful language usage
"Jeff is a renaissance man, drilling down to the core issues and pushing the envelope." That's just one of the funny real-life examples of cliched and otherwise awful writing that cognitive scientist Steven Pinker shared in this entertaining presentation on poor language usage and how it affects the way we think (or cease to think).
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