Sentences with phrase «weasel words like»

We get very little on probabilities, other than weasel words like «very likely».

So yes, as you point out, it has become common of late for scientists to use weasel words like «might» and «could» and «possibly».

The ASPCA co-opts meaningful shelter reform legislation largely by copying it but then including weasel words like substituting «may» for «shall».

Not exact matches

It was probably this biologically inaccurate conception that led to the idea of «weasel words»: the notion of unpleasant, shifty, vermin - like creatures emanating from people's mouths, going around causing damage and harm to all and sundry.

«Currently» seemed like a bit of a weasel word, because of course members can not currently transfer points to airline miles, and Dan said that would be coming in the future, on April 1.

Oh sure, they will throw in some weasel - words and phrases like «some minor problems», and «uncertainties», just to give themselves an out (like the TAR's 66 % -95 % confidence nonsense), but they will back the hockey team for the most part.

There is a «weasel word» I like to watch for in official (and other) pronouncements, by the way: «slight» or «slightly».

and The Redbook, A Manual on Legal Style, sentence adverbs like clearly and obviously are «weasel words» that degrade persuasive legal writing:

While those sound like weasel words, they're not — the exclusions are generally quite limited in scope: nuclear hazard, war, vermin and infestation, intentional loss, and inherent vice or defect.

Fortunately, there are Realtors out there like PED, Carolyne L, Ross K, and many others who contribute, or who do not contribute, to this forum, who DO NOT blindly subscribe to the OREcrats» theory of SELL, SELL, SELL... at any cost (sometimes based upon in - house produced slick marketing gimmicks masquerading as self - help documents with mealy - mouthed weasel - word warnings that ultimately are bereft of any good sound legal foundations).