Free speech is not free if certain topics are off limits. It is interesting that some nations explicitly prohibit certain the public expression of dissent with theofficial narrativeof certain topics (most notablyLèse-majesté, postWW2, theThe Holocaustand in the 21st century, about "terrorism")....
The speechwriters are till feverishly finalizing the language Biden will deliver. I can tell you from experience that no speech is final until it comes out of his mouth. But the best thing this president can do is something he actually does quite well. We need a storyteller-in-chief tonigh...
However, only participants who received active stimulation showed increased accuracy of L2 phoneme discrimination and greater change in the acoustic properties of L2 speech sound production (i.e., second formant frequency in vowels and center of gravity in consonants). The results of this study ...
I get the idea of having a forward-looking message to her concession speech, one of hope instead of defeatism, but I think her tone might not be resonating with some vulnerable Americans who are feeling deeply afraid of the next four years. The idea that young people need to be told ...