TY  - BOOK
AU  - Senechal,Diana
TI  - Mind over memes: passive listening, toxic talk, and other modern language follies 
SN  - 9781538115169
PY  - 2018///]
CY  - Lanham, Maryland
PB  - Rowman & Littlefield
KW  - Clichés
KW  - English language
KW  - Social aspects
KW  - United States
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Take away the takeaway : the problem with pocketable summaries -- Change, our false god : questioning the rhetoric of reform -- The ubiquitous team (not everything has to be part of one) -- Is listening passive? -- Research has shown -- just what, exactly? -- Social and unsocial justice : how different kinds of justice combine -- The toxicity of "toxic" -- The springs of creativity : how invention and creation require subject matter -- In praise of mixed mindsets : why "growth mindset" may not always be ideal -- What do we mean by "we"? -- A good misfit : how mismatches can enrich our work and life
N2  - "This collection of interconnected essays tackles words, concepts, and phrases that have become part of the cultural conversation--but deserve to be reexamined. Combining sharp criticism, lyricism, and play, this book argues for judicious and imaginative speech"--
ER  -