Worst Words
A compendium of contemporary cant, gibberish and jargon
$31.55
- Paperback
448 pages
- Release Date
2 November 2015
Summary
Don Watson, with his trademark wit and wisdom, says enough already! The English language is complex and evolving, and can win minds, hearts and nations. Why don’t we try using it?
What is ‘cluster deployment’, and how can you be sure to ‘engage multiple stakeholders through your strategic delivery channel’? What’s the difference between ‘backcasting’ and ‘backfilling’ and could it ever matter?
The language of business and work grows ever more depleted, barren and senseless. Po…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780857983442 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 085798344X |
| Author: | Don Watson |
| Publisher: | Random House Australia |
| Imprint: | Vintage |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 448 |
| Release Date: | 2 November 2015 |
| Weight: | 454g |
| Dimensions: | 208mm x 135mm x 34mm |
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About The Author
Don Watson
Don Watson’s Recollections of a Bleeding Heart- Paul Keating Prime Minister, won the Age Book of the Year and Non-Fiction Prizes, the Brisbane Courier Mail Book of the Year, the National Biography Award and the Australian Literary Studies Association’s Book of the Year. His Quarterly Essay, Rabbit Syndrome- Australia and America won the Alfred Deakin Essay Prize. Death Sentence, his best-selling book about the decay of public language won the Australian Booksellers Association Book of the Year. Watson’s Dictionary of Weasel Words was also a bestseller. American Journeys won the Age Non-Fiction and Book of the Year Awards. It also won the inaugural Indie Award for Non-Fiction and the Walkley Award for Non-Fiction.
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