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Deborah Tannen

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Deborah Tannen is a bestselling author and Distinguished University Professor of Linguistics at Georgetown University. Her fourteen books include You’re Wearing THAT?, That’s Not What I Meant!, and You Just Don't Understand, which spent nearly four years on The New York Times bestseller list, including eight months as #1. She has been featured in The New York Times, The Atlantic, The Washington Post, USA Today, and People, and has appeared on The Colbert Report, Oprah, Today, and Good Morning America.