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Pioneers: Gretchen McCulloch talks about why we talk the way we do online

Dec 9, 2021

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The Speed of Evolution of on Line Versus Off Line Language

01:42

Is That Really a Fundamental Problem or Is It an Over Simple Vacation?

03:50

Is Hyperbole a Good Thing?

02:00

Introduction

4min

Lull Is Used to Convey Genuine Hearst

2min

The Inflation of Words in Different Domains

2min

Is Hyperbole a Good Thing?

2min

Is It a Genz Aesthetic or a Queer Aesthetic?

3min

Do We Have Inflation of Language?

2min

Exclamation Marks - I'm Not Experiencing This Again

4min

Are We Getting Tired of Amoji?

2min

Interruptions on Zoom

4min

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Is There a Difference Between High Involvement and Low Involvment?

3min

11.

Is Everyone Mute?

2min

12.

Is It Good to Be Muted When You're Not Talking?

2min

13.

Do You Have a Status Aspect?

3min

14.

Can We Not Be More Generous When We Interpret What People Mean?

3min

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Your Obedient Servants

2min

16.

I Love Your Voice Messages, but When You Send It, It Makes It Harder

3min

17.

I Feel as Opposed To, You Are a Jerk

3min

18.

Is There a Difference Between Ask Culture and Guess Culture?

3min

19.

The Speed of Evolution of on Line Versus Off Line Language

2min

20.

Social Networking Research - Is There a Difference Between Strong Tie and Strong Tide?

6min

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What Is the Role of a Resident Linguist in Social Networking?

4min

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Is It a Good Idea to Speak English?

6min

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Is That Really a Fundamental Problem or Is It an Over Simple Vacation?

4min

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Translating Python Into Mandarin

2min

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Why Do I Feel Compelled to Wave at the End of Zoom Calls?

4min

Gretchen McCulloch is an internet linguist — an analyst of the language of the internet, for the people of the internet. She's the author of the New York Times bestselling Because Internet: Understanding the New Rules of Language, a Resident Linguist at WIRED, and was formerly the Resident Linguist at The Toast. She also co-hosts a podcast called Lingthusiasm, a podcast that’s enthusiastic about linguistics.

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