tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post6651621164032452070..comments2024-02-09T16:13:32.416-08:00Comments on Classical Carousel: Politics and the English Language by George OrwellCleohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13152128642971612433noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-92138170737756618252017-01-31T18:41:30.033-08:002017-01-31T18:41:30.033-08:00Thanks, MG, and welcome to my blog! :-) You have ...Thanks, MG, and welcome to my blog! :-) You have a great blog and are certainly an avid reader. I envy the number of books you're able to read. I do hope you read this essay soon. It's certainly worth the time!Cleohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13152128642971612433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-36001968776751100332017-01-31T18:34:10.990-08:002017-01-31T18:34:10.990-08:00LOL! Very clever! A interesting and revealing co...LOL! Very clever! A interesting and revealing comparison. :-)<br /><br />He did focus more on the political aspect of writing. It was funny how he chose academics to pick on as well. It just goes to show that education doesn't necessarily make one a good writer.Cleohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13152128642971612433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-7588827704728689432017-01-31T18:31:37.597-08:002017-01-31T18:31:37.597-08:00Thanks, Jay! I've read a few Orwell essays an...Thanks, Jay! I've read a few Orwell essays and I find him different every time, not only in the tone, but also the structure and even in the way he presents his ideas. He's an interesting writer and one I'll be happy to read more of!Cleohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13152128642971612433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-83798874412516518732017-01-31T18:30:07.022-08:002017-01-31T18:30:07.022-08:00I hope that you like it!I hope that you like it!Cleohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13152128642971612433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-44924005211654656422017-01-31T18:28:48.771-08:002017-01-31T18:28:48.771-08:00I wouldn't want to scrap complex vocabulary be...I wouldn't want to scrap complex vocabulary because I think there's a beauty to it if used properly. But for political language I agree with him that simplicity works best for clarity. It would be wonderful to see more metaphors in writing. They do convey a thoughts and ideas in a very effective and beautiful manner. Cleohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13152128642971612433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-43252251910175557992017-01-31T12:37:23.642-08:002017-01-31T12:37:23.642-08:00Excellent post. Add me to the list of those who wa...Excellent post. Add me to the list of those who want to read this essay. Thanks for featuring it.MGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12791246609383761953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-20765351274289917012017-01-31T12:22:21.224-08:002017-01-31T12:22:21.224-08:00i read this. interesting. post. agree. mostly....i read this. interesting. post. agree. mostly. a dearth of expressive reference in classical philological demeanor may facilitate precosmic apprehension...<br /><br />if the thought comes through clearly, any style of writing is good, imo... poetry is a good example: some poems kick off multitudinous ideas with very stark words; and others do the opposite but have the same effect... it rather sounds to me like O was barging about looking for something to write about and landed on his typewriter...Mudpuddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17194891656971454279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-66272723832916418922017-01-31T08:54:00.488-08:002017-01-31T08:54:00.488-08:00Great post, Cleo! My interest in Orwell has seen a...Great post, Cleo! My interest in Orwell has seen a resurgence in recent years,partly because a book club of mine read his "Down and Out in Paris and London" but also because he keeps popping up in Deal Me In posts. I haven't read this essay before, but it sounds right up my alley. Thanks for sharing your thoughts on it.Jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10682779314614889264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-609655175505460392017-01-31T06:58:20.165-08:002017-01-31T06:58:20.165-08:00I think your assessment of Orwell is fascinating! ...I think your assessment of Orwell is fascinating! You have sent me to my library website, and I am requesting a copy of the book (which I read long ago but want to revisit because of your wonderful posting).<br />BTW, I invite you to visit my blog; perhaps Orwell will be featured soon:<br />http://rtcommonplace.blogspot.com/RTDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17113953356514605424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-62128785526141528172017-01-31T03:48:24.753-08:002017-01-31T03:48:24.753-08:00Very interesting essay and I enjoyed your comments...Very interesting essay and I enjoyed your comments and those of Book Stooge.<br />Personally I like agree with Orwell's 5 rules. For instance Raymond Carver’s minimalist style, with short, simple sentences, very little detail at the same time provokes an emotional response without complex words or long convoluted sentences.<br />I agree with Orwell's comment about 'metaphors that have lost all expressive power'. I just read one last night the is still lingering in my mind "...it seduced her butterfly attention." Words are so personal and only the one who is writing knows what is best for his audience and himself! Again, great essay, commentary....food for thought!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-67087031878952760312017-01-30T20:10:15.014-08:002017-01-30T20:10:15.014-08:00I agree with you and supported our viewpoint in my...I agree with you and supported our viewpoint in my summary, BUT ..... I think Orwell explains his purpose in that he is not examining "the literary use of language, but merely language as an instrument for expressing and not for concealing or preventing thought." The more I consider his purpose, the more I think he's against large words because in our/his culture they are used to muddy or obscure thought. That's why he suggests the shorter words because with them, it's nearly impossible to do that. If a complex vocabulary weren't used to obscure meaning, I wonder if he'd be more open to its use ...???? I think so ....<br />Cleohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13152128642971612433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-28332083476973301222017-01-30T18:34:32.428-08:002017-01-30T18:34:32.428-08:00I don't like his 5 rules. It is a dumbing down...I don't like his 5 rules. It is a dumbing down. I use words that aren't in common usage when I can because it is ALWAYS better to have a wider vocabulary than a narrow one. And what use is having it if one refuses to use it?Bookstoogehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16059110063509922530noreply@blogger.com