{"product_id":"9780399172397","title":"Spinglish: The Definitive Dictionary of Deliberately Deceptive Language","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eBeard, Henry; Cerf, Christopher\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBlue Rider Press\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e6\/2\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eHardcover\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003eSpinglish—the devious dialect of English used by professional spin doctors—is all around us. And the fact is, until you’ve mastered it, politicians and corporations (not to mention your colleagues and friends) will continue putting things over on you, and generally getting the better of you, every minute of every day—without your even knowing it.\u003cbr\u003e             However, once you perfect the art of terminological inexactitude, \u003ci\u003eyou’ll\u003c\/i\u003e be the one manipulating and one-upping everyone else! And here’s the beauty part: Henry Beard and Christopher Cerf, authors of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003esemi-bestseller \u003ci\u003eThe Official Politically Correct Dictionary and Handbook\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ehave compiled this handy yet astonishingly comprehensive lexicon and translation guide—a \u003ci\u003efictionary\u003c\/i\u003e, if you will—to help you do just that. If you want to succeed in business (or politics, sports, the arts, or life in general) without really lying, this is the book for you! (Your results may vary.)\u003cbr\u003e             \u003ci\u003eSpinglish\u003c\/i\u003e includes these nifty bits of spurious verbiage and over a thousand more:\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eaesthetic procedure\u003c\/b\u003e – face-lift\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003edairy nutrients\u003c\/b\u003e – cow manure\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eenhanced interrogation techniques\u003c\/b\u003e – torture\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e “For your convenience.”\u003c\/b\u003e – “For \u003ci\u003eour\u003c\/i\u003e convenience.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ehands-on mentoring\u003c\/b\u003e – sexual relations with a junior employee\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eincomplete success\u003c\/b\u003e – failure\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003erightsizing\u003c\/b\u003e – firing people\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ezero-tasking\u003c\/b\u003e – doing nothing\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e             With each and every entry sourced from some of the greatest real-life language benders in the world today, you’re virtually guaranteed to have the perfectly chosen tried-and-untrue term right at the tip of your forked tongue. Wish you could nimbly sidestep a question without batting an eye? Not sure how to apologize while also . . . not apologizing? \u003ci\u003eSpinglish\u003c\/i\u003e has you covered. Simply consult this convenient, shoot-from-the-lip glossary, and before you know it, you’ll be telling it like it isn’t, it wasn’t, and it couldn’t ever have been.","brand":"Blue Rider Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44213712158975,"sku":"9780399172397","price":27.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/9780399172397_s600x595.jpg?v=1775585863","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/products\/9780399172397","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}