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3: Let's Talk (with David Crystal)
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Show notes: http://becauselanguage.com/3-lets-talk/ Subscribe: http://becauselanguage.com/listen/
How does conversation work? Why are videoconference calls so awkward and terrible? Why can we say goodbye multiple times in a conversation, but good morning only once? And how do we get good at being a conversationalist?
David Crystal tells us about his book Let’s Talk on this episode of Because Language.
514 episodes
3: Let's Talk (with David Crystal)
Because Language - a podcast about linguistics, the science of language.
Manage episode 266346415 series 29983
Show notes: http://becauselanguage.com/3-lets-talk/ Subscribe: http://becauselanguage.com/listen/
How does conversation work? Why are videoconference calls so awkward and terrible? Why can we say goodbye multiple times in a conversation, but good morning only once? And how do we get good at being a conversationalist?
David Crystal tells us about his book Let’s Talk on this episode of Because Language.
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