George Orwell

In this blog, George Orwell emphasizes the way that the English language is deteriorating. He points out all of the common flaws that were made in writing during his time. George Orwell mentions how people become sloppy and careless in their writing, which only leads to more of a collapse in the writing, then an improvement. Another important thing that he tells us about is the way that people try to use long and sophisticated words to make their writing seem more intelligent. George fells that the best way to write is using simple compact words that everyone can understand. This way, the writing is clear and to the point; no repeating of ideas or wordy sentences. He believed that following those rules would make writing flow better and be more understandable for the reader. I agree with everything that George Orwell argues in this paper especially the fact that the imitation of the bad habits that people make are the cause of the collapse of writing, which also ties into the downfall of politics and the economy. I also like how he mentions that if a person can think more clearly about their writing than they will be able to overcome the bad habits they have created. I feel that if George Orwell were to see the way writing has evolved from his time until present day, he would be very surprised. Nowadays people tend to use larger words to make their writing seem more sophisticated and intelligent. Also, I feel that people of this time make more bad habits and seem to become complacent with just being average.