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Why You Can’t Stop Saying ‘That’s That Me, Espresso’
A linguist explains the power of Sabrina Carpenter’s caffeinated hit.
Vulture asked Ekkarat Ruanglertsilp, a linguistics professor at Hampton University who has done extensive work on language and pop music (and even published a paper on Ariana Grande’s thank u, next). I also associate grammatical oddities in pop lyrics with Max Martin, who co-wrote “Break Free,” and Swedish songwriters. I feel like that runs counter to this silliness that Sabrina herself plays up, especially as a blonde, conventionally attractive woman.
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