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On 1/20/2024 4:08 PM, Ross Clark wrote:
> The language link, of course, is the essay "Politics and the English 
> Language" (1946), still widely read and cited as a cautionary against 
> politicians' use of euphemism and obfuscatory language to conceal what 
> they have done, are doing or propose to do. Never more relevant, in the 
> age of "special military operations"....
> 
> Strange fact about Orwell which came to light in a previous discussion: 
> apparently there is no extant record of his voice. This despite the fact 
> that he broadcast many talks on the BBC over a period of years. Perhaps 
> he died too soon after the advent of the tape recorder.


my #1 fav essay by Orwell is...   [Why i write]