They're small and insignificant. Most of us don't think twice about these words in the English language. Pronouns like "I" and "you". Or prepositions like "of" and "at." Even the articles "an" and "the" are pretty forgettable.
But these invisible words can reveal - and even predict – our behaviour and our health.
That's according to social psychologist Jamie Pennebaker, who's spent years studying the way we use words and their impact. He and his team of researchers have analysed thousands upon thousands of pieces of text.
And they've come up with some startling findings.
Prof. Jamie Pennebaker is with the Dept. of Paychology at the University of Texas in Austin.
His most recent book is called The Secret Life of Pronouns: What Our Words Say About Us.
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