We write journalese out of habit, sometimes from misguided training, and to sound urgent, authoritative and, well, journalistic. But it doesn't do any of that.
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Journalese
//ˌd͡ʒɜː.nəˈliːz//
Synonyms for "journalese" (34 found)
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Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 新聞文體 /新闻文体 noun (style of writing used in some newspapers and magazines)
German
2 entries- Jargon der Journalisten noun (style of writing used in some newspapers and magazines)
- Zeitungsstil noun (style of writing used in some newspapers and magazines)
Hungarian
2 entries- sajtónyelv noun (style of writing used in some newspapers and magazines)
- zsurnalizmus noun (style of writing used in some newspapers and magazines)
Portuguese
1 entries- jornalês noun (style of writing used in some newspapers and magazines)
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The veteran newspaper columnist, Keith Waterhouse, identifies two versions of this journalese. The first is officialese. It can be found everywhere […] The second version, which he calls tabloidese, is characterised by bolted-together monosyllables and sensationalism. Both types of journalese have this in common: people don't speak like that.
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