Given that there's an objective definition of "recession" it's not correct to call it double-speak. You can say that people talk about the wrong thing, or that

Given that there's an objective definition of "recession" it's not correct to call it double-speak. You can say that people talk about the wrong thing, or that growth isn't what's important, or whatever, but that's a different argument. > I wonder what the phrase "double dip recession" Not as rigorous, but not made up whole cloth: http://www.investopedia.com/terms/d/doublediprecession.asp http://www.investopedia.com/terms/d/doublediprecession.asp