Junk English
by
Ken Smith
Book Details
Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
0922233233
ISBN-13
9780922233236
Publisher
Blast Books,U.S.
Imprint
Blast Books,U.S.
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Nov 15th, 2001
Print length
144 Pages
Weight
170 grams
Product Classification:
Dialect, slang & jargon
Ksh 1,800.00
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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 vagueness, Junk English covers the whole spectrum of the problem. In short sections such as “Butt-Covering,” “Feeble Beginnings,” “God Is on Our Team,” “Sports Talk,” and “Touchy-Feely Therapy Talk,” Smith shows how everyone from Madison Avenue to middle America has succumbed to euphemisms, mindless jargon, and weasel words. The book’s inclusion of basic advice on how to avoid lazy language shows there’s at least some hope for the future.
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