Each "Communication Corner" essay is self-contained; however, they build on each other. For best results, before reading this and doing the exercise, go to first "How an Ugly Duckling Became a Swan," then read succeeding essay. One of most dreaded hobgoblins public speaking pervasive fear that you will say something didn't really mean say. This indeed problem, but perhaps much less so than migh...

Gennari and MacDonald (2009) presented evidence that reading times in comprehension are influenced by the likelihood of a speaker choosing a particular structure in production. It’s an important and interesting paper. From this they propose the PDC (Production Distribution Comprehension): choices made to ease planning in production give rise to distributional patterns in the input, which in tur...

The Qur’an does not mention a lot of alcohol, but pedagogically it explains its gradual ban in a convenient way by pointing out that alcohol is not used in a “good” benefit. Say, “My Lord has only forbidden immoralities what is apparent of them and what is concealed and sin, and oppression without right, and that you associate with Allah that for which He has not sent down authority, and that y...

0002-9610/$ see front matter 2014 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.amjsurg.20 To my colleagues in the Midwest Surgical Association, distinguished guests, ladies, and gentlemen: thank you for the honor and privilege of serving as your president for the last year. I must also pay homage to 3 giants in the field of surgical oncology, upon whose shoulders I stand today to make my remarks: Edward F. Scan...

In the distance, you see a figure walking toward you. At some point you might say, “That looks as though it could be Isaac.” A minute later, when he’s fifty meters away, you might say, “That looks as though it’s probably Isaac.” Eventually, when he’s only a few meters away, you might say, “This is Isaac.” All of these reports reflect your confidence at the level of belief—your doxastic confiden...

| Canadian Family Physician • Le Médecin de famille canadien 639 Case scenario Your spouse (also an FP) is ensconced in the living room doing some journal reading when you hear her say, “Wow. I have always wondered what that meant.” You ask her what she is talking about. “Phylogenetics. It is high-tech detective work. It is the analysis of the small genetic changes that viruses and bacteria und...

The Major Gifts ReportVolume 25, Issue 5 p. 8-8 Articles Say, ‘Thank You,’ in Special Ways First published: 03 April 2023 https://doi.org/10.1002/mgr.32148Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare text full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use check box below share version article.I have read a...