Use Your Words

The meanings of the sentences we write go beyond the definitions of the words we use. Our choice of words and the ways in which we use them also speak to our intentions. This hour, we’ll talk about how we can more carefully pick the words that convey what we mean with UT-Austin professor James Pennebaker. He’s in town Saturday to teach his One Day University class “The Secret Life of Language: The Remarkable Things Our Words Say About Us.”