discussion

Read the article I attached to complete the following tasks. Before you answer the questions below be sure that you are familiar with George Orwell and the context surrounding when he wrote (do some research if you need to). In a minimum 250-word paragraph, do the following:

Orwell says that "The great enemy of clear language is insincerity" (p. 86) and that "What is above all needed is to let the meaning choose the word, not the other way around...the worst thing one can do with words is surrender to them" (p. 87). How do you respond to this? Start by saying what you think Orwell means by this and then use the idea to discuss an issue that you've seen or experienced with how language is used in the world around you (this can be something in the public, something political, something in your family or with your friends--anything goes!)