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9781567923377
This amusing volume cuts through the thickets of popular jargon, casting daylight on such phrases as 'interrogate with prejudice' (that is, torture), 'unforeseen geological event' (a mining disaster) and 'critical power excursion' (a meltdown at a nuclear power plant).Bowler, Peter is the author of 'Superior Person's Field Guide to Deceitful, Deceptive and Downright Dangerous Language', published 2007 under ISBN 9781567923377 and ISBN 1567923372.
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