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Amanda Montell
Writer & Editor
Amanda Montell is a writer who knows a lot about how we use words. She studied how people talk and write in groups and how this affects our culture. She likes to write about why we talk the way we do and how it shapes our relationships. She explains complicated language ideas in a way that's easy to understand. Amanda's writing is fun and interesting, and she uses humor to help explain tricky concepts.
Expertise
Language and how people use it Communication Understanding how words affect our society
Education
- Bachelor's degree in the study of language, from University of California, Los Angeles Master's degree in studying how language works in groups, from Stanford University
