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George Orwell's 'Politics and the English Language'

George Orwell's 'Politics and the English Language'

Update: 2022-04-20
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George Orwell published his famous essay "Politics and the English Language" in 1946, and we mostly wish he hadn't.

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Transcript available here.

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George Orwell's 'Politics and the English Language'

George Orwell's 'Politics and the English Language'