orwell

Orwell's sentiments on the degredation of the English language is valid but his solutions are somewhat idealistic. The rules he sets to follow are somewhat pretentious and nationalistic to think there will be no other cultural or lingual influences. The age of the article can explain his concern with the use of English in writing. Orwell does well bringing to our attention common overuse of certian diction but for modern times, may well be too narrow in his view.