That's Not What I Meant!

<p>Tannen combines a novelist's ear for the way people speak with a rare power of original analysis....Fascinating.<br />--Oliver Sacks author of <em>The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat</em> and <em>The Mind's Eye</em></p><p>In <em>That's Not What I Meant! </em> Deborah Tannen renowned communication expert and author of the <em>New York Times</em> bestsellers <em>You're Wearing THAT?</em> and <em>You Just Don't Understand</em> explores how conversational styles can make or break interpersonal relationships at home at work or at play. Fans of her books and the healthily curious reader interested in popular psychology feminism linguistics or social sciences will be fascinated by Tannen's remarkable insights into unintentional conversational confusion. <em>That's Not What I Meant!</em> is an essential guide to recognizing and adjusting what we say and how we are saying it in order to strengthen or save a relationship.<br /></p>