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Understand the language you use

By Danny Cozzi | April 15, 2013

When I was a teenager, George Carlin was one of my biggest role models. I owe much of my passion for writing to him, as well as my love of history, politics, philosophy and much more. He wasn’t only a comedian, but he was also an observant critic of...