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Psychoanalysis is unlikely to be repealed; people are not going to go back to reading novels in order to understand themselves and their lives.

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There are only two reasons for buying a book, after all. Either we intend to read it, in which case most of us find a printed version preferable, or we don't intend to read it, in which case a printed version is absolutely essential.

Geoffrey Nunberg

Geoffrey Nunberg

Geoffrey Nunberg

Born: June 1, 1945

Died: August 11, 2020 (aged 75)

Bio: Geoffrey Nunberg was an American linguist, researcher and an adjunct professor at the UC Berkeley School of Information.

Known for:

Ascent of the A-Word (2012)
Talking Right (2006)
Going nucular (2001)
The Way We Talk Now (2001)
The Years of Talking Dangerously (2009)

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