In “Politics and the English Language” George Orwell provides a list of rules to aid in curing the…
Orwell’s final rule permits breaking the preceding rules rather than writing anything outright barbarous. The metaphor, short-word and deletion rules occur earlier and are…
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In “Politics and the English Language” George Orwell provides a list of rules to aid in
curing the English language. What is the final rule ?
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Orwell’s final rule permits breaking the preceding rules rather than writing anything outright barbarous. The metaphor, short-word and deletion rules occur earlier and are not the final qualification.
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