Doublespeak Defined

Cut Through the Bull and Get the Point

Cover Art for 9780062734129, Doublespeak Defined by William Lutz
ISBN: 9780062734129
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 18 November, 1999
Format: Paperback
Language: English

In an increasingly Orwellian world, everyone should be armed with this hilarious, slyly subversive deconstruction of the slippery locutions of spinmeisters from all walks of public life. Doublespeak guru William Lutz (Doublespeak, The New Doublespeak) is uniquely qualified to bring you this supremely funny expos' of the juiciest ways THEY are trying to bamboozle you A sampling of Doublespeak Defined Bald n./: hair disadvantaged Men in Japan aren't bald; they're "hair disadvantaged," according to The Japan Economic Journal.Diet n./:1.nutrional avoidance therapy 2. caloric reduction programFrozen adj./:1 deep chilled 2. fresh 3. hard chilled 4. previously frozen The USDA considers processed chickens "fresh," not frozen, if they have been chilled to 28 degrees Fahrenheit. Chickens so processed have not been frozen but "deep chilled."Light Switch n./: ideogram illumination intensity adjustment potentiometer Waste paper basket n./: user-friendly, space-effective, flexible desk side sortation unit Government officials in Toronto, Canada, paid $123.80 (Canadian) each for these items.

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