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# Geoff Nunberg

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Geoffrey Nunberg was an American lexical semantician, linguist, and author. In 2001, he received the Linguistics, Language, and the Public Interest Award from the Linguistic Society of America for his contributions to National Public Radio's Fresh Air.

##  Quotes by Geoff Nunberg

> [ “\["Emoticon" is\] one of the worst words ever--it deserves to die horribly in a head-on crash with infotainment .” ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geoff-nunberg/emoticon-is-one-of-the-worst-words-ever-it-deserves-to-die-horribly/)

Geoff Nunberg

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