George Orwell's Politics And The English Language

Research Paper

In mind of an untrained person, words can be used as an easy and effective source of manipulation. In the reading “politics and the English Language,” by George Orwell, he writes an essay that analysis the improper use of the english language. Orwell writes “ Underneath this lies the half-conscious belief that language is a natural growth and not an instrument which we shape for our own purposes.” (Orwell 106) Giving way to the idea that our language has evolved in a way to benefit the speaker. The english language as Orwell mentions is artificial in nature, as we have changed the meaning of certain words to become abstract.
The causes of bad English cannot come from one single issue. However, Orwell claims that political and economic influence is one of the large contributor. (106) I do agree that political and economics can be a factor in the development of our english. With the example of how our news is reported.

Never use a metaphor, simile, or other gure of speech which you are used to seeing in print.
2. Never use a long word where a short one will do.
3. If it is possible to cut a word out, always cut it out.
4. Never use the passive where you can use the active.
5. Never use a foreign phrase, a scientic word, or a jargon word if you can think of an everyday English equivalent.
6. Break any of these rules sooner than say anything outright barbarous.
With the use of the basic guideline, the writer will be able to cut down on the jargon and unnecessary words associated with Orwell’s complaint. While the development of our English language has developed for the worse. We as a society has caused this change. Language does not naturally evolve to what it is now, but serves as the means of communication through different situations. As we are bombarded with words that are barely comprehend, we still accept them in our day to day lives. The manipulation of words will be used over and over, until the development of new words takes its