Deborah Tannen is my current hero.
That's Not What I Meant by Deborah Tannen is a book that I feel humans who communicate ought to read. Her book You Just Don't Understand is one that people who speak to the opposite sex ought to read.
I only have one copy of each, so some of you will need to go to the library or bookstore.
No really. I think there may have been wars that could have been averted had a few crucial people known what's in these books, never mind feuds, fights, breakups, divorces, etc.
Sometimes we think we're speaking the same language when we aren't. Awareness of that possibility is invaluable.
I only have one copy of each, so some of you will need to go to the library or bookstore.
No really. I think there may have been wars that could have been averted had a few crucial people known what's in these books, never mind feuds, fights, breakups, divorces, etc.
Sometimes we think we're speaking the same language when we aren't. Awareness of that possibility is invaluable.