Junk English by Smith, Ken and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at www.doorway.ru "Junk English is much more than sloppy grammar", Smith goes on to write, and even if his use of the language isn't always exemplary he does show that others do far worse things. The book is arranged alphabetically, a "catalog of observations".Author: Ken Smith. "Junk English is like junk food - ingest it long enough and your brain goes soft." - a quote from the introduction to the book. Focusing on business, political and news-release writing, Smith presents hundreds of examples of weasel words, jargon and overused phrases, as well as grammatical abuses such as Parasitical Intensifiers and Hyphen-Monsters/5.
[Junk English]" ― Ken Smith 0 likes. Like "When the product we buy or the politician we vote for or the dogma we embrace turns out to be, by any fair standard, unsatisfactory, we often do not get mad at those who sold us on them but at those who point out their inadequacy. ["Junk English"]". Junk English|Ken Smith, Tribe: Endangered Peoples Around The World|Piers Gibbon, Clinical Neuropharmacol|KLAWANS, Price Waterhouse Aware Survey: Is Ireland Ready For The. Ken Smith. · Rating details · ratings · 25 reviews. Updating his survey of language atrocities, Ken Smith has again subjected himself to the continuing barrage of mindless jargon, hackneyed expressions, and war euphemisms. With hundreds of new examples pulled from everyday life, Junk English 2 shows how our language has become so.
Junk English. Used - Very Good. Item in very good condition! Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc. Junk English 2 combines basic advice — peppered with contemporary examples of alarmingly common verbal atrocities — with entertaining invective. Based on the author's uncounted hours of exposure to infomercials, ads, and other dubious cultural forms, the book covers topics like "parasitic intensifiers," "-ize verbs," and the dreaded "weasel words.". In Junk English, Ken Smith takes on the misuse, abuse, and downright decay of the English language. His weapons? A sharp wit and an almost frightening grasp of the depths of the decline. Written so that the ordinary writer and speaker of English can readily see how the manipulation of words keeps the culture in a haze of misunderstandings and.
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