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Our ways of relating to each other become like habits.

~Deborah Tannen

Topics: Become Each Habits Like Other Our Relating Ways

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I'm a linguist. I study how people talk to each other and how the ways we talk affect our relationships.

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Topics: Affect Each How Other Our People Relationships Study Talk Ways

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In the past, great communicators were great orators, but great communicators today sound conversational, and interrupting is common in conversation. And public discourse is now more about entertainment than enlightenment.

~Deborah Tannen

Topics: About Common Communicators Conversation Conversational Discourse Enlightenment Entertainment Great In The Past More Now Orator Past Public Sound Than Today Were

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The political Right is particularly vehement when it comes to compromise. Conservatives are now strongly swayed by the Tea Party movement, whose clarion call is a refusal to compromise regardless of the practical consequences.

~Deborah Tannen

Topics: Call Compromise Consequences Conservatives Movement Now Particularly Party Political Practical Refusal Regardless Right Strongly Swayed Tea Tea Party Tea Party Movement Vehement Whose

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The effect of dominance is not always the result of an intention to dominate.

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Topics: Always Dominance Dominate Effect Intention Result

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Each underestimates her own power and overestimates the other's.

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Topics: Each Her Other Own Power

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We all know we are unique individuals, but we tend to see others as representatives of groups.

~Deborah Tannen

Topics: Groups Individuals Know Others Representatives See Tend Unique

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Relationships are made of talk - and talk is for girls and women.

~Deborah Tannen

Topics: Girl Made Relationships Talk Women

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Sister relationships span a huge range, from best friends to worst enemies. From 'I adore her; I talk to her five times a day' to 'I decided to cut her out of my life.' For most women, it's in between.

~Deborah Tannen

Topics: Adore Best Between Cut Day Decided Enemies Five Friends Her Huge Life Most My Life Out Range Relationships Sister Span Talk Times Women Worst

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I think of myself as a writer as much as I think of myself as a linguist and an academic. I really enjoy writing - playing with language and getting just the right metaphor.

~Deborah Tannen

Topics: Academic Enjoy Getting Just Language Metaphor Much Myself Playing Really Right Think Writer Writing I Think

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Sociologist

Born: June 7th, 1945

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