on modern English

“Modern English, especially written English, is full of bad habits which spread by imitation and which can be avoided if one is willing to take the necessary trouble. If one gets rid of these habits one can think more clearly, and to think clearly is a necessary first step towards political regeneration: so that the fight against bad English is not frivolous and is not the exclusive concern of professional writers.” – George Orwell in his essay “Politics And The English Language”


  1. Marvin Lemmon

    Has anyone noticed that saying at the top of Steev’s page that says, “i didn’t think i’d ever feel this way again”?

  2. Dump Dude

    Tiz likes wee’ed going to da food buyin places n i’d wold’nt not mizundrstands thems ladie talkn:*:




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