Displaying 1 of 1 2005 Format: Book Author: Watson, Don, 1949- Title: Death sentences : how clichés, weasel words, and management-speak are strangling public language / Don Watson. Publisher, Date: New York : Gotham Books, 2005. Description: xxxii, 173 pages ; 22 cm Summary: An analysis of the consequences of ineffective terminology such as buzzwords and clichés invites readers to resist rhetoric and desensitizing verbiage while returning to more meaningful and sincere communications practices. Subjects: English language -- Errors of usage. Clichés -- English-speaking countries. English language -- Terms and phrases. English language -- Jargon. Management -- Terminology. Jargon (Terminology) Genre: Dictionaries. Other Author: Watson, Don, 1949- Gobbledygook. Other Title: Death sentence Notes: "First published in Australia [as Death sentence] in 2003 by Knopf. Published as Gobbledygook in the UK by Atlantic Books"--Title page verso. Includes bibliographical references (pages 171-173). Contents: The dark and impentrable thicket -- Core commitments going forward -- The post-truth environment. LCCN: 2004060879 ISBN: 1592401406 9781592401406 Other Number: 57422686 System Availability: 1 Current Holds: 0 # Local items: 1 Control Number: 155487 # Local items in: 1 # System items in: 1 Call Number: 428 Watson Place Hold Add to My List Expand All | Collapse All Availability Map It Suggestions and more Displaying 1 of 1
