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English language, Jargon, Lexicology, Social aspects, Social aspects of English language, Usage, Popular worksPlaces
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Word abuse: how the words we use use us
1979, Coward, McCann & Geoghegan
in English
0698109066 9780698109063
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Table of Contents
Lament and Introduction by William Woolfolk
Page 11
1.
Cries and Calls
Page 23
2.
Professional Word Abusers
Page 37
3.
Get Your Facts First — Then Distort 'Em All you Like
Page 69
4.
They Couldn't Say It If It Weren't True
Page 91
5.
Color Me a Word
Page 111
6.
Dirty Words
Page 139
7.
Soft Words
Page 155
8.
Easy Words
Page 171
9.
Politics: The Art of Bamboozling Words
Page 187
10.
Now What?
Page 211
Notes
Page 229
Edition Notes
Includes bibliographical references.
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