MiraculousMM [he/him, any]M to main • edit-24 years agoIs this what Orwell was on about?imagemessage-square90 fedilinkarrow-up1189file-text
arrow-up1189imageIs this what Orwell was on about?MiraculousMM [he/him, any]M to main • edit-24 years agomessage-square90 Commentsfedilinkfile-text
minus-squarebamboo68 [none/use name,any]hexbear6·4 years agoyou can learn to talk like that too, its just practice and experience comrade :D link
minus-squarefurryanarchy [comrade/them,they/them]hexbear3·4 years agoOrwell had a really good quote about avoiding cliche phrasing and such. I can't find it, but basically don't just adopt smart sounding phrasing to seem clever. Genuinely clever language doesn't work like that. link
minus-squarefurryanarchy [comrade/them,they/them]hexbear2·4 years agoIt's not something easily quoted, it's a wall of text. Look up "George Orwell writing advice" and you will see what he has to say about writing. link
you can learn to talk like that too, its just practice and experience comrade :D
Orwell had a really good quote about avoiding cliche phrasing and such. I can't find it, but basically don't just adopt smart sounding phrasing to seem clever. Genuinely clever language doesn't work like that.
please find it i wanna sound smart
It's not something easily quoted, it's a wall of text. Look up "George Orwell writing advice" and you will see what he has to say about writing.