{"product_id":"um-slips-stumbles-and-verbal-blunders-and-what-they-mean-9781400095438","title":"Um...: Slips, Stumbles, and Verbal Blunders, and What They Mean","description":"\u003cb\u003eEssential reading for talkers and listeners of all stripes: An original, entertaining, and surprising book that investigates verbal blunders: what they are, what they say about those who make them, and how and why we've come to judge them. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"An enjoyable tour of linguistic mishaps.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eUm...\u003c\/i\u003e is about how you really speak, and why it's normal for your everyday speech to be filled with errors--about one in every ten words. In this charming, engaging account of language in the wild, linguist and writer Michael Erard also explains why our attention to some blunders rises and falls. Where did the Freudian slip come from? Why do we prize \"umlessness\" in speaking--and should we? And how do we explain the American presidents who are famous for their verbal stumbles?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Erard\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Anchor Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/12\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.52lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.96h x 5.28w x 0.74d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781400095438\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/07\/2008 pg. 24\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMICHAEL ERARD, a graduate of Williams College, received an M.A. in linguistics and a Ph.D. in English from the University of Texas. His articles about language have appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic Monthly, The New York Times, Science, Seed, The Texas Observer, \u003c\/i\u003eand many other publications. His website is www.michaelerard.com. He lives in Austin, Texas, and Portland, Maine.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Anchor Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44441748275315,"sku":"9781400095438","price":21.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_4e69448f-59ce-402c-bf39-613ef9f5c88a.jpg?v=1773146386","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/um-slips-stumbles-and-verbal-blunders-and-what-they-mean-9781400095438","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}