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George Orwell on Language

by Andrew Flanagan on December 29, 2010 with No Comments

Posted many other places but I’ve always enjoyed this: I am going to to translate a passage of good English into modern English of the worst sort. Here is a well-known verse from Ecclesiastes: I returned and saw under the … Read More

Ranting & Ravings, Somewhat Random dead white guys, grammar, language, writing

George Orwell on Writing

by Andrew Flanagan on November 28, 2008 with 1 Comment

Not that I follow these rules, but I’ve had this excerpt kicking around for a while in my notes and figured I’d post it somewhere I could reflect on it: Never use a metaphor, simile, or other figure of speech … Read More

Ranting & Ravings, Somewhat Random dead white guys, grammar, writing