Bitch, this sentence construction is everywhere. Why is it so powerful?

Bitch, I’ll Tell You Why This Sentence Construction Is So Effective (Audio)

Bitch, I’ll Tell You Why This Sentence Construction Is So Effective (Audio)

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June 30 2015 5:26 PM
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Slate Voice: “Bitch, I’ll Tell You Why This Sentence Construction Is So Effective”

Listen to Katy Waldman read about the perfect sentence construction—and what makes it it’s so powerful.

Rihanna watches the 2014 FIFA World Cup final football match.
Rihanna, singer of “Bitch Better Have My Money,” watches the 2014 FIFA World Cup final match in Rio de Janeiro on July 13, 2014.

Photo by Gabriel Bouys/AFP/Getty Images

Bitch, I’ll Tell You Why This Sentence Construction Is So Effective” was originally published in Slate on May 5, 2015. In the piece, Katy Waldman writes about the linguistic trend of prefacing a statement with bitch for rhetorical effect.

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