Language of Today
Language today has taken a form that has given it an underlying meaning. It has a cover that gives it a less meaningful sound. Today’s language is plagued by using highly sophisticated words were more simpler terms could have given the explanation a more universal understanding. This is evident in looking at advertisements were the consumer is promised the world in order for the product or service to be used. Anything can be used from “guaranteed” to “proven” to “hundreds of customers satisfied.” The use of commercials, with testimonials from the customers and approving doctors, manipulate the mental images a person forms and will have a greater chance Products that do have the label “guaranteed” for example the performance weight gain drug “FatBurner” has an ad in a magazine but when the page is turn, the drug has a whole separate page of the side effects or warnings that it might pose. There are endless products that language is used hide
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Some common words found in the essay are:
Houston Chronicle, , language cover, endure hardships,
Approximate Word count = 701
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
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