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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

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Happy New Year!

by Andrew Flanagan on January 1, 2008 with 5 Comments

It’s 2008 and about time I say! I have high hopes for this year. Having resolved to not make resolutions I don’t intend to carry through with (keep up with the double negatives there) I simply intend to continue to … Read More

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