George Orwell condemns the ugly as well as inaccurate writing of English and examines the link between political convention and the degradation of language. One of Orwell's major points is that the great enemy of clear language is insincerity (Hopkinson, 2013). The insincerity of the writer perpetuates the decline of the language as people particularly politicians attempt to disguise their intentions behind euphemisms and convoluted phrasing.
As Orwell says that this decline is self-perpetuating. He takes it as poor English since the language is in decline. And as the language declines, "foolish" thoughts become even easier, reinforcing the original cause. According to Orwell meaningless words are used to stop the reader from seeing the point …show more content…
Currently people are taking classes to learn English or are using grammatical apps to correct them and come up with correct and simpler word for people to understand. More so when it comes to spelling correction we use dictionaries.
English language was designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable and to give an appearance of solidity to pure wind in politics. In politics English language used was necessarily vague or meaningless since it was intended to hide the truth rather than express it. This unclear prose was a contagion which had spread to those who did not intend to hide the truth, and it concealed a writer's thoughts from himself and others. Here we find that Orwell encourages concreteness and clarity as an alternative of vagueness and individuality over political conformity.
People have a tendency of using hackneyed imagery and prefabricated phrases which are of no importance so long as one makes one's meaning clear. Mostly they use it to have good prose style and to decorate their work and as well to express a meaning that they cannot explain further what it means so they use the
As Orwell says that this decline is self-perpetuating. He takes it as poor English since the language is in decline. And as the language declines, "foolish" thoughts become even easier, reinforcing the original cause. According to Orwell meaningless words are used to stop the reader from seeing the point …show more content…
Currently people are taking classes to learn English or are using grammatical apps to correct them and come up with correct and simpler word for people to understand. More so when it comes to spelling correction we use dictionaries.
English language was designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable and to give an appearance of solidity to pure wind in politics. In politics English language used was necessarily vague or meaningless since it was intended to hide the truth rather than express it. This unclear prose was a contagion which had spread to those who did not intend to hide the truth, and it concealed a writer's thoughts from himself and others. Here we find that Orwell encourages concreteness and clarity as an alternative of vagueness and individuality over political conformity.
People have a tendency of using hackneyed imagery and prefabricated phrases which are of no importance so long as one makes one's meaning clear. Mostly they use it to have good prose style and to decorate their work and as well to express a meaning that they cannot explain further what it means so they use the