Death Sentences: How Clichés, Weasel Words, and Management-speak are Strangling Public Language
- ISBN-10
- 1592402054
- ISBN-13
- 9781592402052
- Category
- Clichés
- Pages
- 212
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2006-05-04
- Publisher
- Gotham
- Author
- Don Watson
Description
Citing the disturbing overuse of buzzwords and clichés in the business world and political arena, an analysis of the consequences of ineffective terminology invites readers to resist rhetoric and desensitizing verbiage while returning to more meaningful and sincere communications practices. Reprint. 15,000 first printing.
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Other editions
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- 1984
- 403 pages
- Paperback
- Harvard University Press
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