The
Inevitability of Sequelization 
| JUNK ENGLISH 2 by Ken Smith | The
Inevitability of Sequelization |
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Ken Smith is
author of Mental Hygiene: Classroom Films 1945-1970, Raw
Deal: Horrible and Ironic Stories of Forgotten Americans, Ken's
Guide to the Bible, and co-author of The New Roadside America. |
 In Junk
English 2, author Ken Smith
takes on the misuse, abuse, and downright decay of the English language.
His weapons? A sharp wit and an almost frightening grasp of the depths of the decline. Written so that the ordinary user of English can readily see how the manipulation of words keeps the culture in a haze of misunderstandings and vagueness, Junk English covers the whole spectrum of the problem. In short sections such as "Crybaby Verbs,” “Risk Adverse,” "Asymmetric Warfare,” “Classroom Cacophony,” and “Verbal Prestidigitation,” Smith shows how everyone from Madison Avenue to middle America has succumbed to euphemisms, mindless jargon, and weasel words. The book’s inclusion of basic advice on how to avoid lazy language shows there’s at least some hope for the future. Fans of Ken's revelatory Junk English will delight in the entirely new language horrors examined in Junk English 2.
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