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Language in Thought and Action: Fifth Edition
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All the comments and stories posted to Hacker News that reference this book.Check out Language in Thought and Action, written by an immigrant to Canada who worked his way up to being a US Senator.http://www.amazon.com/Language-Thought-Action-Fifth-Edition/...
Highly recommend this book:http://www.amazon.com/Language-Thought-Action-Fifth-Edition/...
Which talks in detail about the "informative" and "affective" connotations of words (it's a lot more entertaining than it sounds). Only slightly related, but I was just reading in the book how we have the terms "light meat" and "dark meat": because ladies and gentleman in 19th century Britain couldn't bring themselves to say "leg", "thigh" or "breast" – even of a chicken!
I've read Impro and it's a great book.There is another book that I want to recommend to other Hacker News readers and that is 'Language in Thought and Action' by S.I. Hiyakawa[0]. Honestly, reading that changed my life.
[0] http://www.amazon.com/Language-Thought-Action-Fifth-Edition/...
Hey man the argument you seem to be a part of here (both sides) seems really dualistic and considering how poorly concepts and events in real life fit binary interpretations, I think you could reduce your stress by taking a broader approach.Book I loved on the subject: http://www.amazon.com/Language-Thought-Action-Fifth-Edition/...
If you liked this list, you might be interested in:Language in Thought and Action http://www.amazon.com/Language-Thought-Action-S-I-Hayakawa/d... by S I Hayakawa http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SI_Hayakawa)
The Art of Conversation http://www.basicincome.com/bp/artofconv.htm
And Ben Franklin's Autobiography http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/148