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Hello everyone, welcome to Factually.

My name's Adam Conover, and let's talk about language. You know, the linguistic invention I'm over and let's talk about language you know the linguistic invention I'm using to

communicate with you right now through this microphone look so it goes without saying

that words have meaning, right?

But they don't always just have the obvious meaning you see in the dictionary.

The words we choose and how we use them spray a thick fog of association and connotation

around us and they can reveal hints about our age, our

social class, or even our ethnicity.

I like to think of the words I use, for instance, as the clothing that I wear.

Depending on my word choices I could be wearing

the linguistic equivalent of ripped jeans and a t-shirt or a tailored three-piece suit or

jinkos in a fedora. Pretty sure the word Malady conjures the image of that last one into your mind

doesn't it? The point is there is no neutral use of language. When we speak or

when we write or when we text our words are telling stories about us, regardless of the specific thing

we're trying to say.

Here's an example for my own life.

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