George Orwell
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English essayist, journalist and novelist (1903 to 1950); author of Nineteen Eighty-Four and Animal Farm.
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Sloppy language makes foolish thoughts easier, and getting rid of bad writing habits lets you think more clearly. (opens korrents.com)
“It becomes ugly and inaccurate because our thoughts are foolish, but the slovenliness of our language makes it easier for us to have foolish thoughts. The point is that the process is reversible. Modern English,…”
- If thought corrupts language, language can also corrupt thought. (opens korrents.com)
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Bad modern writing is gumming together ready-made strips of words someone else set in order, and its attraction is that it is easy. (opens korrents.com)
“It consists in gumming together long strips of words which have already been set in order by someone else, and making the results presentable by sheer humbug. The attraction of this way of writing is that it is easy.”
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Sloppy language makes foolish thoughts easier, and getting rid of bad writing habits lets you think more clearly. (opens korrents.com)