Sunday, February 9, 2020

GET ME REWRITE: China continues its Festival of Doublespeak


Photo creditSouth China Morning News

Reported in Critics Say China Has Suppressed And Censored Information In Coronavirus Outbreak.  (NPR, 2/8/2020)


Related post:
Worldometer tracks the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak.  (2/8/2020)


Original 1/29/2020 post, "Dear Xi Jinping, Did you mean to say 'indoctrinate', or is this just another example of your fondness for doublespeak?  Best, Retiring Guy", starts here.

Photo credit:  Wikipedia

Reported by Raymond Zhong in As Virus Spreads, Anger Floods Chinese Social Media.  (The New York Times, 1/27/2020)

According to Merriam-Webster, the first known use of 'doublespeak' occurred in 1952.  

Other coinages from the same year include:
  1. bafflegab
  2. end-run
  3. groupthink
  4. gussy up
  5. master class
  6. Zika viurus


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