He describes a form of indoctrination that happens when people use familiar turns of phrase in political speech. One of his main arguments is that repetitions derive from unoriginal thinking and unoriginal thinking leads to repetitions. On the contrary, Orwell feels that old, dead words should be abandoned, as he argues for original and independent thinking that comes from asserting agency in language-specifically in political speech. The essay is not, as it might at first glance appear, a defense of archaic or traditionally “proper” uses of English. It presents an argument for clear, simple, unpretentious language that attempts to represent its meaning-hence the unambiguous title. The essay is about the connection between politics and poor uses of language. Fittingly, George Orwell's essay “ Politics and the English Language” is accurately described by its title.
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