In “Politics and the English Language” which two of the following ‘tricks’ are mentioned by George…
The correct choice is: “B and C only”. Orwell explicitly lists dying metaphors and pretentious diction among the bad habits in Politics and the English Language. The other…
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In “Politics and the English Language” which two of the following ‘tricks’ are mentioned by George Orwell as ‘bad
habits’ of English use?
A. obsolete words
B. pretentious diction
C. dying metaphors
D. false modifiers
Answer and explanation
Correct answer B
The correct choice is: “B and C only”.
Orwell explicitly lists dying metaphors and pretentious diction among the bad habits in Politics and the English Language. The other two labels are not his named pair.
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