Entries from Group 4 Language Blog tagged with 'Psych 440-Pete Obourn'

What is the...um...Big Deal?

While reading chapters three and four I could not help but get a sense that using um and uh is a bad thing. That it is a mistake. These so called disfluencies supposedly disrupt the flow of our language. But...

Response to Christina's Blog (What is in a Meaning?)

This question of, "what is in a meaning?" has been driving me nuts all day. I can not come to a comfortable conclusion. I looked it up in the dictionary, strictly due to my persisting curiosity. I found that, according...

New York is Awesome

Hello my name is Pete Obourn and I am also from the great state of New York. It seems that we have our own little New York posse forming here. Like Kate I am from outside of Rochester. And, like...