Monday, November 12, 2007

Orwell's "Politics and the English Language"

George Orwell writes that the english language is being misused more often than not. He says that people tend to convolut their meaning with pre-fabricated sentences and phrases. By useing these words and phrases, the writers sound more intelligent, but in actualtity, do the opposite. Politicians use this to decieve the people. They use long, compound sentences devoid of meaning to attempt to show that they care. Orwell sugests that when writing, one should imagine what they want, picture it in their head, then find the words to describe it, not the other way around. He shows that the Enlgish language has been depreciated by this. However, he also shows that with the efforts of even just a minority, it can be salvaged.

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