Ms. Deckard mentioned Bureaucratese for a second in class today. Here are literal translations of the word from Dictionary.com.
1. "A style of language, used esp. by bureaucrats, that is full of circumlocutions, euphemisms, buzzwords, abstractions, etc."
2. "A style of language characterized by jargon and euphemism that is used especially by bureaucrats: 'Soviet bureaucratese, especially the tongue-twisting acronyms and alien-sounding portmanteau words of the state security apparatus.'"
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An example of this occurs when Wherritt and Gregory are speaking. Wherritt says "judging from the frequency with which the boys ran away, i consider the principle incentive that led to their departure was identical with former instances."
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