As a follow-up to my piece on skunked terms, it might be worthwhile to consider another type of communication that goes by an animal name: weasel words. The term first appeared in print in 1900, in a ...

Weasels, as an animal, are surprisingly cute. As filler words for your pitches (or your resume), however, weasel words can undermine you more than help you. As productivity author Seth Godin points ...

Recent news reports quoted former Equifax CEO Richard Smith, when appearing before Congress, as saying, “Mistakes were made.” Besides vying for Understatement of the Year, that statement is yet ...

When someone in power praises the principle of free speech, it’s wise to be on the lookout for weasel words. The phrase “I favor constructive criticism,” is weaseling. So is, “You can express your ...