The attitude attending books like these makes fluent speakers feel unwarranted linguistic anxiety, thus numbing the enthusiasm that language ought to enliven.

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I asked Molly how to commend Peace Like a River with suitable verve.

She said to just write “Read it!” eleven times.

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What non-sins do you continue despite always vowing “Never again”?

For me, it’s Taco Bell, Monty Python’s Holy Grail, and traveling alone.

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Sit reading on the bar side of a bar and grill.

Then look up at the screen whenever the backward-hat dudes holler.

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