Comparing Politics And The English Language 'And The Word Of Doublespeak'

In "Politics and the English Language" by George Orwell and "The Word of Doublespeak" by William Lutz we can tell that they focus on the meaning of doublespeak. Lutz’s view on doublespeak is seen as a harmless and careless use of words. However, Orwell thoughts are different he criticizes on the features of bad written English in modern prose. Therefore, resulting in bad writing habits which are spread by imitation, and that writers need to rid themselves of these habits by thinking more carefully about the words they use and their meaning. Orwell notices that modern prose lack concreteness. Instead, writers use assembles of hackneyed clichés, phrases in place of simple verbs, convoluted diction, and sheer meaningless words to deceive their readers. While these authors may provide different and somewhat differing perspectives of how …show more content…
We don't challenge the politicians who speak not of slums or ghettos but of the
"inner city" or "substandard housing" where the "disadvantaged" live, thus avoiding any mention of the poor who have to live in filthy, poorly heated, ramshackle apartments or houses. - Lutz And this is ironic because we can agree with Orwell’s rules to help clean out a set of bad English habits, but at the same time other rules and expectations stop us from truly being original.
Lutz’s thoughts on doublespeak is seen as a harmless and careless use of words. Well take into consideration what Lutz said:
Doublespeak turns lies told by politicians into "being economical with the truth," sewage sludge into "regulated organic nutrients" that do not stink but "exceed the odor threshold," the death of a patient in a hospital into "negative patient care outcome," an explosion and fire in a nuclear power plant into an "energetic disassembly" and