Ideas worth spreading

Liz Marasco • TEDxBoulder

How We Say No Matters

Scholars in conversation analysis have known for a long time that we try to avoid using the word 'no'. We rely on a number of other linguistic resources to 'say no' in order to save face. So why is this word necessary in one very specific, high-stakes situation?

This talk was presented to a local audience at TEDxBoulder, an independent event.

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Scholars in conversation analysis have known for a long time that we try to avoid using the word 'no'. We rely on a number of other linguistic resources to 'say no' in order to save face. So why is this word necessary in one very specific, high-stakes situation?

This talk was presented to a local audience at TEDxBoulder, an independent event.

Read more about TEDx.

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