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Weasel words perhaps the annoying linguistic habit you do!

Weasel words perhaps the annoying linguistic habit you do, but don’t even know you’re doing it! B...

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10.30 26 Feb 2026


Weasel words perhaps the annoying linguistic habit you do!


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10.30 26 Feb 2026


Weasel words perhaps the annoying linguistic habit you do, but don’t even know you’re doing it! Because it seems as though we’re hedging our language more than ever. 

But what are weasel words? All to discuss with Barry McLoughlin, Head of Client Management at Communications Clinic and Gail Flanagan a Linguist in the University of Limerick. 


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