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vii Contents Acknowledgments ix Introduction: Setting the Stage xi Part One: Understanding Americans, Their Habits, and Their Distinctive Communication Styles Preface to Part I 3 Chapter 1 A Longing for Space, Chaos, and Speed: Three Initial Aspects of the American Outlook and Language, with a Brief Introduction to the Regions of America 9 Chapter 2 All in It Together But All for Themselves: Six More Aspects of the American Outlook and Language 25 Chapter 3 Our God Is Us: The Civic Religion and American Optimism 41 Chapter 4 The Male Domains: Four Final (and “Manly”) Aspects of the American Outlook and Language 49 Part Two: The Ways of the Language—The Basics Preface to Part II 63 Chapter 5 Keep It Concrete and Informal, Using Short Words 69

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