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Orwell's Rules Of Effective Writing

Published on Nov 18, 2015

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ORWELL'S RULES OF WRITING

FROM POLITICS AND THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
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1. USE YOUR OWN WORDS

COMMON METAPHORS, SIMILES & FIGURES OF SPEECH ARE LAZY
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2. NEVER USE LONG WORDS

WHEN A SHORT ONE WILL DO.
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3. IF IT IS POSSIBLE TO CUT A WORD OUT,

ALWAYS CUT IT OUT.
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4. NEVER USE THE PASSIVE

WHEN YOU CAN USE THE ACTIVE.
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5. NEVER USE JARGON OR A FOREIGN PHRASE

IF YOU CAN THINK OF AN ENGLISH EQUIVALENT.
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6. BREAK ANY OF THESE RULES

SOONER THAN SAYING ANYTHING OUTRIGHT BARBAROUS.
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