The "dictionary labels" segment was written by Susan Herman), a retired U.S. government multidisciplined language analyst, analytic editor, and instructor.
The "mama" segment was written by Valerie Fridland, a professor of linguistics at the University of Nevada in Reno and the author of "Like Literally, Dude): Arguing for the Good in Bad English." You can find her at valeriefridland.com).
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