In George Orwell’s “Politics a

In George Orwell’s “Politics and the English Language”, the author argues that written language has suffered a serious decline as a result of political causes. Orwell shows there is a correlation between mistakes found in political language and modern language. He describes common misuses of the modern writing and provides examples of each one. Additionally, he proposes guidelines for solving language problems. Following his rules can help the writer prevent making further mistakes and …

…because later it will help us convey true meaning of our thoughts (369). At the same time, his rules emphasized the use of shorter words instead of long words, the active instead of the passive, and English phrases instead of foreign phrases. Additionally he insists on avoiding the usage of “metaphor, simile or other figure of speech” already seen in print (369). Orwell declares that his advice will aid any writer and in turn the English language.