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Deborah Fallows

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Deborah Fallows is a writer, linguist and fellow at New America. She has written extensively on language, education, families and work, China, and travel for The Atlantic, National Geographic, Slate, The New York Times, The LA Times, and The Washington Monthly.
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  • Aviation

‘Say Souls On Board,’ and Other Secrets of the Skies

  • Deborah Fallows
  • September 16, 2013
When I fly on commercial airlines, I always try to listen to the air traffic controllers (ATC) on my headset. On United Airlines, that would be channel 9. After 9/11,…
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  • Language

Everyone’s a Linguist: More on ‘Coming With’

  • Deborah Fallows
  • September 11, 2013
Many readers wrote in about my recent post on how so many South Dakotans end a sentence with with. As in, “Are you coming with?” instead of “Are you coming with us?” And…
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  • Education
  • Refugees

‘When’s your birthday? January 1st’ Report from Sioux Falls

  • Deborah Fallows
  • September 6, 2013
A school district of 60 different languages and cultures.
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  • Language
  • Travel

How to Make Nice With the Call Center

  • Deborah Fallows
  • September 4, 2013
The language of Sioux Falls
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  • Travel

Rapid City Report: What Does ‘Green’ Mean?

  • Deborah Fallows
  • August 28, 2013
In late 2009, my husband and I returned from more than 3 years of living in China. I quickly realized that we had missed some shifts in American culture, language,…
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  • Travel

Life on the Road: Beef Jerky, Swimming, and a Search for Spiritual Relief

  • Deborah Fallows
  • August 19, 2013
Beef Jerky, Swimming, and a Search for Spiritual Relief
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  • Language

Thanks Much! On the Geography of Language

  • Deborah Fallows
  • August 16, 2013
"Is this your guys's stuff?" And other linguistic markers.

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