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Rewind: The Right Words In a Relationship

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H. Andrew Schwartz, Johannes C. Eichstaedt, Margaret L. Kern, Lukasz Dziurzynski, Stephanie M. Ramones, Megha Agrawal, Achal Shah, Michal Kosinski, David Stillwell, Martin E. P. Seligman, Lyle H. Ungar - http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1

Any relationship with another human being is bound to have a few sensitive areas, subject matters that are trod upon lightly.

And the choices we make in HOW to talk about them can make all the difference. 

Relationship expert and therapist Carl Alasko points out just how critical word choices are in his book Say This, Not That

That title should tell you plenty.  Carl told us more on a previous visit to the Exchange, which we share again today.  
 

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Geoffrey Riley is a graduate of the University of Missouri School of Journalism and has hosted the Jefferson Exchange on JPR since 2009. He's been a broadcaster in the Rogue Valley for more than 35 years, working in both television and radio.