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Examples of Inflated Language ... Sometimes the line between euphemism, jargon, and inflated language becomes blurred, as the following paragraph taken from Lutz's Doublespeak shows: Teachers are "educators" these days, or "classroom mangers," or "learning facilitators" who possess effective "instructional delivery...
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www.damronplanet.com/doublespeak/examples.htm
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jargon specialized language used by a particular professional, trade, or hobby group; this specialized language used in discourse with lay audiences; ... inflated language puffed-up, important-sounding words used to give commonplace things and events an elevated, glowing appearance ; examples of inflated language...
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www.damronplanet.com/doublespeak/TypesofDoublespeak.htm
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For help with fixing wordiness and inflated language, check out the links below. Methods of Eliminating Wordiness (from Purdue University); Exercises for Eliminating Wordiness (also from Purdue); Grammar & Style: Clear, Concise Sentences (from University of Wisconsin-Madison);
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fac.swic.edu/moilessd/inflated.html
fac.swic.edu/moilessd/inflated.html
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A technique used by college students who are stretching five pages of material into ten pages of assignment, this is being pointlessly specific and using extraneous examples to make a point ... This bit of jargon has been viewed 5,252 times. ... Copy to Clipboard...
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www.jargondatabase.com/Jargon.aspx?id=957
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Courage is generally defined as a quality of spirit that enables one to face danger, risk, uncertainty or pain without showing fear. It is NOT a healthy, secure placekicker booting a 36-yard field ... Categories: Uncategorized; Tagged: language, Saskatchewan Roughriders, sports, Regina Leader-Post, Hamilton Tiger Cats...
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mediamelon.net/2008/10/20/inflated-language/
mediamelon.net/2008/10/20/inflated-language/
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But, the first article used colorfully inflated language — “trail of death” — for a trend it could not reliably quantify, despite an attempt at statistical analysis using squishy numbers. The article did not make clear what its focus was.
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www.vawatchdog.org/08/nf08/nfJAN08/nf012808-1.htm
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We at Language Wrangler know it means a lot to have someone stand by what they sell - so we check every item as it goes out to be sure it is in perfect working order and that it is correct. ... "Top 5 Reasons to Learn A New Language"
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www.languagewrangler.com/
www.languagewrangler.com/
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The fourth kind is -- I call inflated language, trying to puff-up things, make something ordinary seem extraordinary. In the Pentagon, for example, it wasn't a common ordinary steel nut that costs about 16 cents, it was a "hexaform rotatable surface compression unit," which is why it costs $2043 apiece for them.
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www.cdi.org/adm/345/transcript.html
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Their members communicate in language that is natural, open, honest, direct, funny and often shocking. Whether explaining or complaining, joking or serious, the human voice is unmistakably genuine. ... The inflated self-important jargon you sling around—in the press, at your conferences—what's that got to do with us?
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