The Influence of Politics in Language
The famous novelist, George Orwell, once said, “[Political] prose consist less and less of words chosen for the sake their meaning, and more and more of phrases tacked together like the sections of a prefabricated hen-house.” Now, what exactly does this mean? Orwell was trying to point out how politicians are twisted– or more so, how they twist and select what they say to whom they are speaking to. He perfectly describes the way that politics is performed; everything an […]