Download or read book Pass the Ketchup Hold the Jargonese Please written by Jennie Nass and published by Tate Publishing. This book was released on 2010-02 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jargon Junkies: The world is full of them. These people are addicted to using jargon language that is either incomprehensible or simply inappropriate For The situation or relationship. Whether you are a parent using corporate lingo with your children, or simply having a hard time understanding the terms used by children today, it is important to learn how to sober up and start using plain English. As a recovering jargonholic herself, Jennie Näss shares her story of having kicked the jargonese habit and claimed victory for being jargon-clean with her family and friends since 2005. Learning to communicate effectively in all situations is vital, and requires modifying language to fit the audience. This hands-on guide offers a 12-step program to clean up jargon addiction, and encourages families to put these new jargon-free exercises into practice as soon as possible. Pass the Ketchup, Hold the Jargonese Please is a bold way to take back simple conversation with family and friends. Get on the plain English wagon and lose the need for jargon in everyday language.

Download or read book Public Man Private Woman written by Jean Bethke Elshtain and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2020-07-21 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Focusing on the Western philosophical tradition and the work of contemporary feminists, Jean Elshtain explores the general tendency to assert the primacy of the public world—the political sphere dominated by men—and to denigrate the private world—the familial sphere dominated by women. She offers her own positive reconstruction of the public and the private in a feminist theory that reaffirms the importance of the family and envisions an "ethical polity."

Download or read book Feminist Stylistics written by Sara Mills and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-03-30 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 2004. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.