Duplicitous word definitions

June 27th, 2007 by Randy Oxentenko

Advertising is getting bolder by the day. Even when you read the small print, things are not necessarily as they seem.

Forever

Listen to this 6 minute audio clip from Clark Howard that describes the Capital One definition for the term “forever“.

Unlimited

Read this interesting article from consumeraffairs.com to learn how Verizon defines the term “unlimited“.

It is amazing how the English language can be simply redefined at will to suit the nefarious and duplicitous purposes of the business world.

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