Read the excerpt from "Politics and the English
Language" by George Orwell.
But if thought co...
Read the excerpt from "Politics and the English
Language" by George Orwell.
But if thought corrupts language, language can also
corrupt thought. A bad usage can spread by tradition
and imitation, even among people who should and do
know better. The debased language that I have been
discussing is in some ways very convenient. ... By this
morning's post I have received a pamphlet dealing with
conditions in Germany. The author tells me that he "felt
impelled" to write it. I open it at random, and here is
almost the first sentence that I see: "[The Allies) have
an opportunity not only of achieving a radical
transformation of Germany's social and political
structure in such a way as to avoid a nationalistic
reaction in Germany itself, but at the same time of
laying the foundations of a cooperative and unified
Europe." You see, he "feels impelled" to write-feels,
presumably, that he has something new to say-and
How does Orwell use evidence to support the
underlined claim?
He gives statistics to show that bad language is
spreading.
He quotes a pamphlet that uses unoriginal
language.
O He provides a hypothetical situation in which a writer
uses poor language.
O He lists facts that prove lazy language has
increased
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