Fallacies and Pitfalls of Language

Fallacies and Pitfalls of Language

Author: S. Morris Engel

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 1994-11-14

Total Pages: 203

ISBN-13: 0486282740

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A witty exploration of government newspeak, exaggerated advertising claims, misleading propaganda and other misnomers and how to combat them.


Change Your Words, Change Your Worth

Change Your Words, Change Your Worth

Author: Patricia Blaine

Publisher: iUniverse

Published: 2014-02

Total Pages: 157

ISBN-13: 1491722452

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SELF IMPROVEMENT What do getting a job, earning a promotion, making the right friends, and boosting your confidence all have in common? Doing each one of those things is a whole lot easier when you can speak and write without making grammatical mistakes. Just ask any hiring manager, senior-level executive, or neighbor next door. In this guide, author Patricia Blaine, a longtime professional writer, gives you the tools you need to write and speak effectively. You can learn how to - avoid common mistakes in verbal and written communications; - speak clearly--even practice with tongue twisters; - master the usage of pronouns, prepositions, and basic punctuation; - finally master correlative conjunctions; - organize an effective résumé and cover letter; and - boost your overall vocabulary. By using everyday examples of proper and improper usage, Blaine makes it clear which words and clichés to avoid. Start putting your words to work for you, and beat your competitors seeking jobs, promotions, and advantages in everyday life with the practical advice in Change Your Words, Change Your Worth.


Democratic Eloquence

Democratic Eloquence

Author: Kenneth Cmiel

Publisher: Univ of California Press

Published: 1991-01-01

Total Pages: 356

ISBN-13: 9780520074859

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"A penetrating account of the long debate about the kind of public language appropriate for a democratic society. . . . Cmiel manages to do justice to both sides."--Christopher Lasch, author of The Culture of Narcissism "Every scholar interested in the English language will put this book next to Mencken and Baugh. It will be indispensable to writing the social history of English into the 20th Century."--Joseph Williams, author of Origins of the English Language