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Death Sentences

Hardcover • 2005 • English

Death Sentences: How Cliches, Weasel Words and Management-Speak Are Strangling Public Language

By Don Watson

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About the book

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.

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ISBN

9781592401406

Publisher

Gotham

Published year

2005

Language

English

Original title

Death Sentences

Format

Hardcover

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