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ERIC Number: EJ085768
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1973
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Where's the Good Word?
Farrell, Edmund
English Journal, 62, 7, 977-83, Oct 73
Discusses the misuse of language by business, military, and political interests, suggesting that teachers must lead the fight against unsound logic and corrupted language as presented to the public through the mass media. (RB)
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), English, Language Usage, Mass Media, Persuasive Discourse, Propaganda, Secondary Education, Social Attitudes, Speech Communication, Television Commercials, Television Surveys
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