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Exposing Deliberate Pollution of the English Language:
Spinspeak Rots the Mind. |
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“Bury forever what some Neanderthals call the language of reality. We know that breeds nothing but envy and hate and fear and conflict. Bring home the language of happiness. We know that brings all of us together in a great multi-cultural bouillabaisse...”
--Spinmeister-in-Chief Marvin Runnymede, Ultimate Severance
“Too bad about his terrible accident. Always hard on da family.”
--Mobster Joey “the Boy” Lasagna, Ultimate Severance
Some Latest Spinspeak Mintings for the Spinspeak II Supplement:
earmarks=innocent-sounding congressional cosmeticspeak for vaguely related pork inserted into legislation on behalf of a legislator’s constituencies and/or “contributing” special interests.
buzz marketing=adspeak for word of mouth promotion via paid talkers
miscount=universal fuzzball for excusing deliberately slanted numerical reports as a simple mistake
hedonic adaptation=psychobabble for rapid deterioration of happiness and return to general dissatisfaction after something good occurs in your life such as a raise in pay, a promotion or demise of a rich aunt.
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:: Tuesday, August 23, 2005 ::
Spinning Real Gold from Alleged "Bad" Facts
In legalspeak, bad facts are hard facts introduced to befuddle a jury: “Bad” facts by definition are indeed facts but they are beside the point. They sound important but they are irrelevant to the guilt or innocence that the jury is sworn to determine.
How big a problem can “bad” facts cause?
Ask Merck, the giant drug company that produced Vioxx. According to a number of legal experts, the use of alleged “bad” facts by the lawyer for the plaintiff caused a Texas jury to award a quarter billion – that is billion -- dollars in damages.
:: James Baar 8/23/2005 05:16:00 PM [+] ::
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