Tuesday, May 8, 2012

Weasel words

 Stephen has a blog post about "weasel words":  http://manuscriptsburn.blogspot.com/2012/04/weasel-words.html

I love the Nixon reference: "Mistakes were made." The most profound passive statement ever.

Alicia
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3 comments:

  1. Ashlyn MacnamaraMay 8, 2012 at 8:27 AM

    That article reminded me of this icon, which I saw only yesterday: http://l-userpic.livejournal.com/57965886/720540

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  2. AnonymousMay 8, 2012 at 4:01 PM

    To go with your commentary on weasel words, I recommend the little orange classic 'How to Lie with Statistics' - then you will be completely ready to obfuscate.
    ABE

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  3. EdittorrentMay 8, 2012 at 10:59 PM

    Anon, I will definitely utilize that. :) "Utilize" is such a useless word!
    A

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