L.I.E.S.    Language in Extreme Situations

A web against the use of Language as a Weapon of Mass Deception

 

 

 

COLLATERAL LANGUAGE
A Glossary to Understand (and Avoid) the Language of Mass Deception



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Breaking the China


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Breaking the China

(Source: «Language of war. Decoding the jargon of war», Nicholas Watt and Rory McCarthy,The Guardian)

Facing starvation and the threat of disease, Basra's 2 million residents will no doubt be relieved to hear that Britain means them no harm. They may be less happy to hear the clinical language deployed yesterday by the British military to describe their efforts to protect Basra's population.

Air Marshal Brian Burridge, the head of British forces, declared: "When you go in and sort out an urban area you are not out to break the china; we want to win hearts and minds but we will have to use force."

 

 




 

 

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