"He admits to hearing a thud as Freddy Martin struck the ground, " said Ms. Olsher-Tannen.

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George works as a lowly bookkeeper for a car dealer named Biff Tannen.

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So I'm going to ask each of you your take on this, and Deborah Tannen, I'll start with you.

NPR: Health Care Debate: Why So Much Yelling?

And we're speaking with Professors Daniel Durban, Jennifer Klein and Deborah Tannen.

NPR: Health Care Debate: Why So Much Yelling?

And Deborah Tannen teaches linguistics at Georgetown University.

NPR: Health Care Debate: Why So Much Yelling?

Professor Tannen, I wanted to go back to you, did you want to jump in on this point of historically, how do you think this - the kind of conversation we're having now fits in?

NPR: Health Care Debate: Why So Much Yelling?

Georgetown University linguistics Professor Deborah Tannen.

NPR: Health Care Debate: Why So Much Yelling?

Is it, Professor Tannen is positive the fear that this is kind of - it's intentionally partisan and I'm not gonna use the word manufactured because, you know, you just heard our guests earlier say that they believe what they believe.

NPR: Health Care Debate: Why So Much Yelling?