Citations:camouflanguage


 * 1920 — Franklin H. Giddings, "Camouflanguage", The Independent, 7 August 1920 (used in title only):
 * Note, for example, the letter that the Reverend Doctor Henry A. Stimson sent to The Times. The country, he says, "has not been treated with 'simple things said in such a solemn way' in Presidential utterance, since the days of President Buchanan." Here we have exact description and frank acknowledgement that Mr. Harding succeeded in doing what he undertook to do. The only fault that can be found with Mr. Stimson's way of wording his tribute is that understantment to highten [sic] effect is morally questionable when indulged in by a minister of the gospel whose yea should be year, and whose nay should be nay.
 * 1988 — Lew Gloin, "Love it or hate it, it's colloquial", Toronto Star, 26 November 1988:
 * "He is speaking in a language that is most effective when those being addressed do not know what language is being spoken. It is the international language of politics. In fact, it is more than just a language, it is camouflanguage", says The Atlantic.
 * 1998 — "When You Don't Want to Say What You Really Mean", Roanoke Times & World News, 19 March 1998:
 * "The fine art of camouflanguage is alive and well in the business world, as evidenced by these excerpts from the Quarterly Review of Doublespeak:
 * 2001 — Grant Guimont, Carousel of Sorts: The Cynic's Secret Guide to Ultimate Happiness, Writers Club Press (2001), ISBN 9780595188017, page 234:
 * "Right, but where is it taking us? This is camouflanguage you're using, distorting the truth to fit your own ideal. What does it mean?"