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Dictionary, glossary, terminology software for Windows. Dictionary Organizer Deluxe: build and manage business or school glossaries, science terminology books, or personal dictionaries. Quote Organizer Deluxe: quote, verse, proverb inventory software for Windows. Book Organizer Deluxe: book inventory software for book collectors. Bestselling and bargain books: Words and Language * Search bestsellers * Search bargain books * Other books Dictionaries -> Words and Language Junk English 2 by: Smith, Ken Publisher: Blast Books Published: October 10, 2004 ISBN: 0922233276 Format:Paperback Pages:176    Read More, Buy It Book Description Product Description: Junk English 2 combines basic advice - peppered with contemporary examples of alarmingly common verbal atrocities - with entertaining invective. Based on the author's uncounted hours of exposure to infomercials, ads, and other dubious cultural forms, the book covers topics like "parasitic intensifiers," "-ize verbs," and the dreaded "weasel words." "Useless cabooses" - as well as frequently abused words like "focus," "factor," and "process" - are examined and put in their proper place, as are the seemingly unstoppable impulses toward vagueness and euphemisms. Written so that the ordinary writer and speaker of English can readily see the manipulations of language, especially in the post-9/11 era, Junk English 2 is useful as a quick reference, a source for further exploration, and a fun read. The book is arranged alphabetically, like a dictionary, providing a compendium of frequently abused words and suggested alternates.   Read More, Buy It Copyright © 1996-2005 PrimaSoft PC, Inc. All rights reserved.