jargon

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jargon

A civil tongue

  • Newman, Edwin
1976
Amusing, clever and valuable assault on all the people in American life who are transforming the English language into a barbarous jargon.

Doublespeak defined

cut through the bull**** and get to the point
  • Lutz, William
1999

Death sentences

how clich?es, weasel words and management-speak are strangling public language
  • Watson, Don
2005

Kind words

a thesaurus of euphemisms
  • Neaman, Judith S
1990
Contains over 4,000 English language euphemisms basic to human thought and language.

A dictionary of euphemisms & other doubletalk

being a compilation of linguistic fig leaves and verbal flourishes for artful users of the English Language
  • Rawson, Hugh
1981
Lists and defines euphemisms and includes many examples of usage.

The book of jargon

an essential guide to the inside languages of today
  • Miller, Don Ethan
1982
Contains 5,000 specialized terms that are contained in the vocabulary of 25 professions and trades. Includes computers, music, gambling, law and wine.

Doublespeak

from "revenue enhancement" to "terminal living" : how government, business, advertisers, and others use language to deceive you
  • Lutz, William
1989
How government, business, advertisers, and others use language to deceive you. --Title page.

Green weenies and due diligence

insider business jargon-- raw, serious and sometimes funny business and deal terms from an entrepreneur's diary that you won't get from school or a dictionary
  • Sturgeon, Ron
2005
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