The Power of Parts of Speech

Language Log 2013-04-30

Summary:

Michael Yoshikami "JC Penney's Troubles: The Power of Adjectives", CNBC 4/30/2013:As you read news headlines and listen to and watch media reports on the market, it's important to recognize that language may have different meanings depending on your perspective. Just last week the media reported that J.C. Penney stock "soared" 11 percent—on the surface that [...]

Link:

http://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=4594

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Tags:

humor grammar

Authors:

Mark Liberman

Date tagged:

04/30/2013, 20:20

Date published:

04/30/2013, 20:11