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doublespeak

duh buhl speek

  • n  any language that pretends to communicate but actually does not

  • McCain hits potential rival on campaign funding flap in Ohio parley with journos, calling Obama's hesitation to embrace public financing "Washington doublespeak.
  • His conclusion: Irish doublespeak creates intolerable levels of ambiguity that help produce schizophrenia.
  • Teachers are capable of doublespeak too.
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  • John McCain in Kansas City Star
    That's Washington doublespeak,McCain said. "I committed to public financing. He committed to public financing. It's not any more complicated than that. I'll keep my word, and I want him to keep his."
  • Brinda Karat in Indian Express
    Pranab Mukherjee appreciated the West Bengal Government on February 2 and March 2 for undertaking development programmes. This shows his doublespeak. He must now answer why this double standard in just one month,CPI(M) Politburo member Brinda...
  • Barack Obama in Washington Post
    This kind of gamesmanshipObama said, "is exactly the kid of doublespeak, doubletalk, that Washington is very good at, that people who spend a lot of time in Washington have a lot of experience at. But it's not going to solve the problems...

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