When words fail
how the public interest becomes neither public nor interesting
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Author
Contributions
- Edna McConnell Clark Foundation. - Contributor
Publication
2005 - Edna McConnell Clark Foundation, New York, New York (State)
Language
English
Word Count
21,250 words, Guess
Page Count
85 pages
Identifiers
- OCLC Control Number60849141
- Open LibraryOL17627223M
Alternate Titles
- How the public interest becomes neither public nor interesting.
Description
A critique of jargon and gibberish used in place of straightforward language to describe ideas and projects typically funded by foundations; real-world, sometimes amusing, examples drive the point home.
First Sentence
Several years ago, under the title In Other Words, the Edna McConnell Clark Foundation issued what we called, in a subtitle, "a plea for plain speaking in foundations."
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