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).
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ISBN | 9781567923377 |
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Sprache | eng |
Cover | Fester Einband |
Verlag | David R. Godine Publisher Inc |
Jahr | 2008 |
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