Worst Words: A compendium of contemporary cant, gibberish and jargon by Don Wats

Description: FREE SHIPPING UK WIDE Worst Words by Don Watson Don Watson - with his trademark wit and wisdom - says enough already! The English language is complex and evolving, and can win minds, hearts and nations. Why dont we try using it?Don Watson - with his trademark wit and wisdom - says enough already! The English language is complex and evolving, and can win minds, hearts and nations. Why dont we try using it?What is cluster deployment, and how can you be sure to engage multiple stakeholders through your strategic delivery channel? Whats the difference between backcasting and backfilling and could it ever matter?The language of business and work grows ever more depleted, barren and senseless. Politicians hide in thickets of endless repeated messages, platitudes and cliches, or behind such shameless Newspeak as operational matters. The thing is viral- leaping from corporate windows of opportunity, it has taken hold in universities and schools, the public service, hospitals, local councils, fire brigades, the weather bureau. (What is the difference between rain and a rain event?)Don Watson returns to the follies he described in Death Sentence and Weasel Words. With his trademark management-jargon mockery, he will make you cringe and laugh and possibly die of shame. But above all he will ask you to resist- to fight in the fields and in the streets - and in the offices and on the internet - and never surrender. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Author Biography Don Watsons Recollections of a Bleeding Heart- Paul Keating Prime Minister, won the Age Book of the Year and Non-Fiction Prizes, the Brisbane Courier Mail Book of the Year, the National Biography Award and the Australian Literary Studies Associations Book of the Year. His Quarterly Essay, Rabbit Syndrome- Australia and America won the Alfred Deakin Essay Prize. Death Sentence, his best-selling book about the decay of public language won the Australian Booksellers Association Book of the Year. Watsons Dictionary of Weasel Words was also a bestseller. American Journeys won the Age Non-Fiction and Book of the Year Awards. It also won the inaugural Indie Award for Non-Fiction and the Walkley Award for Non-Fiction. Promotional Dr Don Watson - with his trademark wit and wisdom - says enough already! The English language is complex and evolving, and can win minds, hearts and nations. Why dont we try using it? Promotional "Headline" Dr Don Watson - with his trademark wit and wisdom - says enough already! The English language is complex and evolving, and can win minds, hearts and nations. Why dont we try using it? Details ISBN085798344X Author Don Watson Publisher Random House Australia ISBN-10 085798344X ISBN-13 9780857983442 Format Paperback Imprint Vintage Place of Publication Milsons Point Country of Publication Australia Year 2015 DEWEY 423 Publication Date 2015-11-02 Pages 448 Subtitle A compendium of contemporary cant, gibberish and jargon Short Title Worst Words Language English Media Book AU Release Date 2015-11-02 NZ Release Date 2015-11-02 Edited by Mike Fleming Birth 19710116 Affiliation Dr. Robert M. Pressman Position Former senior instructor and associate head, English (deceased) Qualifications M.D. Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! 30 DAY RETURN POLICY No questions asked, 30 day returns! FREE DELIVERY No matter where you are in the UK, delivery is free. SECURE PAYMENT Peace of mind by paying through PayPal and eBay Buyer Protection TheNile_Item_ID:77889879;

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