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George Orwell: Politics and the English Language

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Politics and the English Language, the essay of George Orwell. First published: April 1946 by/in Horizon, GB, London

George Orwell: Politics and the English Language Index > Library > Essays > Politics > English > E-text George Orwell Politics and the English Language Most people who bother with the matter at all would admit that the English language is in a bad way, but it is generally assumed that we cannot by conscious action do anything about it. Our civilization is decadent and our language — so the argument runs — must inevitably share in the general collapse. It follows that any struggle against the abuse of language is a sentimental archaism, like preferring candles to electric light or h

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