The Superior Person's Field Guide to Deceitful, Deceptive & Downright Dangerous Language

The Superior Person's Field Guide to Deceitful, Deceptive & Downright Dangerous Language

1st Edition

Hardback (20 Nov 2008)

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Publisher's Synopsis

This amusing volume cuts through the thickets of popular jargon, casting daylight on such phrases as 'interrogate with prejudice' (that is, torture), 'unforeseen geological event' (a mining disaster) and 'critical power excursion' (a meltdown at a nuclear power plant).

Book information

ISBN: 9781567923377
Publisher: David R. Godine, Publisher
Imprint: David R. Godine, Publisher
Pub date:
Edition: 1st Edition
DEWEY: 428.1
DEWEY edition: 22
Language: English
Number of pages: 115
Weight: 260g
Height: 210mm
Width: 143mm
Spine width: 15mm