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pulled out his date book to set the date. Needless to say, it was a learning experience for Sproul, not just in the embarrassment of the moment, but as an example of the importance of words in this world. During this past century, whether from Buckminster Fuller or Jacques Derrida, the meaning of words has disintegrated.
many, many words to make whatever point you may be trying to make or fact you are attempting to report, you will be considered more productive than another writer who takes pains to be concise—that is, to use fewer words rather than more words.(via Fritinancy)
While some are worried that this gesture is some type of secret communist signal, and others rejoice over it’s indulgent “Blackness”, there is one thing that we all should agree on, the dap is out of the bag. Check out this great discussion of the history behind the word dap… Here’s the dap that started it all… Here’s a great video piece on the “fist-bump”, otherwise known as “dap”…
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(Nancy Friedman's recent post reminded me of the McGurk Effect.) A long time ago I started to doubt that [m] and [n] could possibly be different sounds. I would close my mouth and make the mmmmm sound then I would put my tongue on the alveolar ridge. That's really not as dirty as
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