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Michael Erard

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Michael Erard, a graduate of Williams College, received an M.A. in linguistics and a Ph.D. in English from the University of Texas. His articles about language have appeared in The Atlantic Monthly, The New York Times, Wired, Technology Review, and many other publications. He lives in Austin, Texas.

Books by Michael Erard

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An original, entertaining and surprising book about verbal blunders -- what they are, what they say about those who make them, and how and why we've come to judge them. First time in paperback.

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