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Specifically, Orwell claims that most readers—even those who think language and politics are in a bad state—presume that language is merely a mirror of society.
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Style, for Orwell, was never simply a question of aesthetics; it was always inextricably linked to politics and to truth. — 1961. Title: George Orwell: Politics and the English Language Author: George Created Date: 9/29/2016 8:18:22 PM
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/Length 5 0 R Original publication of George Orwells essay "Politics and the English Language" from the April 1946 issue of the journal Horizon (volume 13, issue 76, … 'Politics and the English Language' is widely considered Orwell's most important essay on style.
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