Weasel words
the art of saying what you don't mean
by Mario Pei · 1978
Popularity 4
Surveys intentionally misleading words and how they are used in radio, TV, advertising, the press and politics, and how they affect the process of language change.
VocabularySemanticsMass mediaAdvertisingEnglish language, glossaries, vocabularies, etc.VocabulaireSémantiqueMédiasPublicitéAnglais (Langue)Sprachliches Stereotyp