| ▲ | lelanthran 6 hours ago | |
What do you think Orwellian language means? | ||
| ▲ | misterchocolat 6 hours ago | parent | next [-] | |
Orwell's 6 rules for good writing: 1. Never use a metaphor, simile, or other figure of speech which you are used to seeing in print. 2. Never use a long word where a short one will do. 3. If it is possible to cut a word out, always cut it out. 4. Never use the passive where you can use the active. 5. Never use a foreign phrase, a scientific word, or a jargon word if you can think of an everyday English equivalent. 6. Break any of these rules sooner than say anything outright barbarous. Now you tell me | ||
| ▲ | peri-cl 6 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | |
I think GP's was a reference to Politics and the English Language (1946)—not "1984". An essay against convoluted writing styles. https://www.fadedpage.com/link.php?file=20180223.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politics_and_the_English_Langu... | ||