The English language has developed in a way that makes the language ugly and imprecise. “Politics and the English Language” written by George Orwell in 1946, illustrates the fact that most people living in the United States generally write very badly and that they have to improve their writing skills. He argues that meaningless words are being used and that people are being lazy when they write. Orwell’s essay is a lesson on how people can improve their writing in a better way than they are now. He examines the connection between the degradation of language and the political orthodoxies. Looking into the first section of the Apology, I will compare these two texts.
Orwell states in the essay that it is clear that the failure of a language must have political and economic causes. This effect can sadly become a cause by reinforcing the original cause and then produce the same effect in a strengthened form. Orwell uses an example of a man drinking to make he feel better, but that the drinking makes him fail even more than he did before. The same effect is happening to the English language in today’s society. It becomes ugly because people living in the United States have foolish thoughts and the slackness of our language makes it simpler for them to have thoughts that are foolish. The language is a box
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“Politics and the English Language” written by George Orwell in 1946, illustrates the fact that most people living in the United States generally write very badly and that they have to improve their writing skills. He argues that meaningless words are being used and that people are being lazy when they write. Orwell’s essay is a lesson on how people can improve their writing in a better way than they are now. He examines the connection between the degradation of language and the political orthodoxies. Looking into the first section of the Apology, I will compare these two