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Chargement... Spinglish: The Definitive Dictionary of Deliberately Deceptive Languagepar Henry Beard
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Inscrivez-vous à LibraryThing pour découvrir si vous aimerez ce livre Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre. Spin.glish, The Definitive Dictionary of Deliberately Deceptive Language by Henry Beard and Chris Cerf. What fun. I know you have probably not heard a dictionary described as fun. But this one really is. And it is irresistible in this era of spin from politicians, corporations and the media. One needs a translator and this dico does it all for you. You can dive in anywhere and be informed and amused, but it is somewhat distressing that we need such a dictionary.Let me share with you an example. I just opened to the page that includes "one of a kind" that Real-estate agent Kate cocuzzo translates this commonly used advertising phrase as "ugly as sin". That ought to make you laugh. One disappointment I had was when I looked up "not in shareholders best interest" referring to a proposed acquisition. There was no definition but as an investment expert I know what it means: "you didn't offer enough. Up your offer or no deal unless I am made the CEO". ( ) aucune critique | ajouter une critique
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