| Description |
xv, 180 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Summary |
"This collection of interconnected essays tackles words, concepts, and phrases that have become part of the cultural conversation--but deserve to be reexamined. Combining sharp criticism, lyricism, and play, this book argues for judicious and imaginative speech"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 153-171) and index. |
| Contents |
Take away the takeaway : the problem with pocketable summaries -- Change, our false god : questioning the rhetoric of reform -- The ubiquitous team (not everything has to be part of one) -- Is listening passive? -- Research has shown -- just what, exactly? -- Social and unsocial justice : how different kinds of justice combine -- The toxicity of "toxic" -- The springs of creativity : how invention and creation require subject matter -- In praise of mixed mindsets : why "growth mindset" may not always be ideal -- What do we mean by "we"? -- A good misfit : how mismatches can enrich our work and life. |
| Subject |
Clichés.
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English language -- Social aspects -- United States.
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Clichés. (OCoLC)fst00864194
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English language -- Social aspects.
(OCoLC)fst00911649
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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Clichés -- English-speaking countries.
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English language -- Social aspects -- History.
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| ISBN |
9781538115169 (hardcover alkaline paper) |
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1538115166 (hardcover alkaline paper) |
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