George Orwell - Blog #3

In his writing "Politics and the English Language", George Orwell makes it clear that the English language has become ugly and distasteful. Not because our language is vulgar, but because English should be more simple and easier to understand. By using large words which sound much more intelligent, the writer is often losing the reader in sea of words we do not know the meaning of. I agree with Orwell's view, even though I am guilty of the same writing style that Orwell dislikes. When I write, I sometimes find myself substituting average words with words that sound much more intelligent. Although I feel more pleased with these more complicated words, I forget that I may be losing my reader with them or maybe not making sense at all. I feel that if Orwell was to look at writing today, his feelings would be similar because not much has changed in terms of some writers using large, difficult words which lose the reader. Overall, I think Orwell makes a valid point which many modern day writers should consider next time they pick their pen up.