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#83: Orwell's "On Politics and the English Language" with Kevin Donahue

#83: Orwell's "On Politics and the English Language" with Kevin Donahue

Update: 2023-08-13

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Kevin and I sit down to discuss how language is used (both intentionally and unintentionally) poorly in such a way that it is misleading, undescriptive, or down-right wrong. We first react to George Carlin's bit, "On Soft Language" from the CappyNJ YouTube channel. Then we move onto an analysis of George Orwell's essay, "Politics and the English Language"

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#83: Orwell's "On Politics and the English Language" with Kevin Donahue

#83: Orwell's "On Politics and the English Language" with Kevin Donahue

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