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AI Summary
- Valerie Fridland explores why certain words like 'moist' are disliked and the role of accents in social identity
- Discusses language prescriptivism, discourse markers, and how people use linguistic tricks to fit into culture
- Explains semantic bleaching in words, origins of 'dude,' and modern English linguistic evolution
Guests on This Episode
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Valerie Fridland
4 podcast appearances