10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COMMERCIALESE»
Discover the use of
commercialese in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
commercialese and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Garner on Language and Writing
ta,. ta,. ta,. Genteelisms,. Officialese,. and. Commercialese. MOST OF US NEED
to work hard at being plainspoken. Oddly, achieving a natural style takes a lot of
effort because of an unconscious tendency toward verbal inflation. When it
comes ...
2
Protean Shape: A Study in Eighteenth-century Vocabulary and ...
COMMERCIALESE Commercial language, so cultured eighteenth-century circles
were inclined to think, ought not to come out of office or warehouse. They laugh
at the Stock Jobber who, on being asked how he is, tells you that he is ' cent per ...
3
Indlish: the book for every English-speaking Indian
Enraged polemic though this book may be, it is also constructive,collected and funny.
Jyoti Sanyal, Martin Cutts, Sarbjit Sen, 2006
4
The Most Excellent and Lamentable Tragedie of Romeo and ...
... emendation ... is not strictly necessary and the ultimately conservative editor
would be able to adduce many examples of the Elizabethan use of the word
same without the unpleasant suggestion of twentieth- century commercialese.
William Shakespeare, George Walton Williams, 1964
5
Garner's Dictionary of Legal Usage
It is commercialese, but there is no grammatical problem in writing “The bill must
be receipted” or “The sale was receipted.” Receipt is ordinarily used in the
passive voice—e.g.: • “The addressee will not be permitted to examine the
contents of ...
6
Advanced Learner's Dictionary
n an advertisement broadcast on radio or television, commercially adv
commercialese n the special style of language used in business, commercialism
n commercial methods or attitudes, commercialize vb make commercial or
profitable, ...
7
You Have a Point There: A Guide to Punctuation and Its Allies
Such examples of what not to do are called 'commercial English' or 'commercial
jargon', 'officese'—too easily confused with 'officialese'—or 'commercialese'. You
begin a business letter with 'Dear Sir' or 'Dear Madam'. If the plural is required, ...
8
A charm of words: essays and papers on language
Commercialese, a term formed, like officialese, on the analogy of j&urnalese, has
also been called officese, to be avoided because of its similarity to officialese.
Commercialese is likewise called business English. Strictly, business English ...
9
Indlish: the book for every English-speaking Indian
Perhaps commercialese, with its ornate and fawning expressions, echoed the
over-formal fawning expressions Indians cultivated as durbari (court language)
during Muslim rule. The combination of the flavour of commercialese and durbari
...
Jyoti Sanyal, Martin Cutts, Sarbjit Sen, 2006
10
The State of the Language: English Observed
One of the widest and most creative of such languages is the jargon of business,
unkindly labelled commercialese, and by Sir Alan Herbert called officese. The
jargon of business, designed to impress and to sell as well as to convey ...
8 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COMMERCIALESE»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
commercialese is used in the context of the following news items.
Business Speak or: How I Learned to Stop Thinking and Love …
After a little practice – something any office worker will have their fair share of – you can easily translate a real language into commercialese. «Pulse, Jun 15»
Inside the purgatory of SXSW music marketing panels
At one point he said "content creators creating mix and remix content," which is truly the "she sells sea shells" of empty commercialese. I mean ... «The Verge, Mar 15»
In between 'before' and 'after'
“Prior to,” as Garner's Modern American Usage notes, is “one of the most easily detectable symptoms of bureaucratese, commercialese, and ... «Columbia Journalism Review, Jan 15»
'The Legend of Korra' Season 4, Episode 1: 'After All These Years'
The episode opens with a commercialese description of republic city. The major of republic city thanks Asami's contribution to the advancement ... «Neon Tommy, Oct 14»
Employers, Employees And Social Media
... follow the wit and personality of a person, not the commercialese or jargon of a corporate entity. Were Sanchez's followers valuable to CNN? «Mondaq News Alerts, Apr 13»
What Does Optus Buying Vividwireless Mean For 4G?
... did at first reveal a stunning quote (that Vodafone “wasn't working on 4G at all”) and then a more quiet piece of commercialese, namely that. «Gizmodo Australia, Feb 12»
Folding 'Mu' plug launches in Britain
... how robust engineering can transform an age old design, but don't underestimate the persistence it will have taken to commercialese it. «Telegraph.co.uk, Feb 12»
When a man needs a Borat mankini
I am afraid that there has been a decline of the aristocracy and gentry in Britain owing to their snobbish aversion to commercialese. But the ... «Financial Times, Jun 11»
