Weasel Words: The Art of Saying what You Don't MeanSurveys intentionally misleading words and how they are used in radio, TV, advertising, the press and politics, and how they affect the process of language change. |
Contents
The World of Weasel Words | 1 |
Weasel Word Transmission Channels | 7 |
Radio and TVMerits | 13 |
Copyright | |
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