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William D. Lutz’s Followers (17)
William D. Lutz
Born
The United States
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Doublespeak
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published
1990
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4 editions
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Double-Speak: From Revenue Enhancement to Terminal Living--How Government, Business, Advertisers and Others Use Language to Deceive You
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published
1990
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2 editions
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Doublespeak Defined: Cut Through the Bull**** and Get the Point
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published
1999
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2 editions
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The New Doublespeak: Why No One Knows What Anyone's Saying Anymore
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published
1996
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Assessment of Writing: Politics, Policies, Practices
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published
1996
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4 editions
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Rhetorical Considerations
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published
1974
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5 editions
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The Cambridge Thesaurus of American English
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published
1994
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3 editions
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“female soldiers n.
males with female features
During the war in the Persian Gulf, the Saudi government rejected the idea of female soldiers coming to their defense (women make up one-tenth of the U.S. forces), so it designated the women soldiers "males with female features.”
― Doublespeak Defined: Cut Through the Bull**** and Get the Point
males with female features
During the war in the Persian Gulf, the Saudi government rejected the idea of female soldiers coming to their defense (women make up one-tenth of the U.S. forces), so it designated the women soldiers "males with female features.”
― Doublespeak Defined: Cut Through the Bull**** and Get the Point
“polluted mod.
environmentally stabilized
While residents complained of polluted beaches and virtually nonexistent clean-up, Exxon executives referred to the beaches in Alaska affected by the Valdez oil spill as "environmentally stabilized.”
― Doublespeak Defined: Cut Through the Bull**** and Get the Point
environmentally stabilized
While residents complained of polluted beaches and virtually nonexistent clean-up, Exxon executives referred to the beaches in Alaska affected by the Valdez oil spill as "environmentally stabilized.”
― Doublespeak Defined: Cut Through the Bull**** and Get the Point
“rotten fruits and vegetables n.
distressed produce
sewage plant n.
wastewater conveyance facility
sewage sludge n.
1. regulated organic ingredients
2. bioslurp
3. organic biomass
Some people may call the residue of treated sewage "sludge," but to John Gonzales of the Reno-Sparks, Nevada, sewage treatment plant it's "organic biomass."
4. biosolids
It might look like sludge to you, but others call it "biosolids."
5. regulated wastewater residuals”
― Doublespeak Defined: Cut Through the Bull**** and Get the Point
distressed produce
sewage plant n.
wastewater conveyance facility
sewage sludge n.
1. regulated organic ingredients
2. bioslurp
3. organic biomass
Some people may call the residue of treated sewage "sludge," but to John Gonzales of the Reno-Sparks, Nevada, sewage treatment plant it's "organic biomass."
4. biosolids
It might look like sludge to you, but others call it "biosolids."
5. regulated wastewater residuals”
― Doublespeak Defined: Cut Through the Bull**** and Get the Point
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