For some people, the English language is a ticker tape of the mind in which thoughts issue forth ad infinitum, unedited and ill-expressed. For others, words are the threads of a verbal screen ...

The Rutgers emeritus English professor and former editor of the Quarterly Review of Doublespeak wants language accountability. What are some of the most egregious examples of doublespeak you have ...

While actually mythological, coming from Trump, members of his administration, and other supporters, “deep state” refers to a conspiratorial shadowy network of manipulators pulling the levers of ...

Doublespeak, or the use of euphemisms to sway opinion, lets leaders avoid the reputational costs of lying while still bringing people around to their way of thinking, a new study has found.

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Back in August, Mercury columnist Jerry Shenk launched an attack against what he described as “Orwellian bull manure.” He was referring to so-called euphemisms spoken by “a handful of semi-levelheaded ...