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Originally posted by taxwonk
Actually, Orwell's essay on writing is absolutely mandatory for anyone who would make their living by their words. It may not be as pithy or as well-known as Elements of Style but it's part of the writer's canon in contrast to Strunk and White's popularity with high school english teachers.
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That's an amusing essay. And it stands my earlier comment that his style is simple on its head.
The problem with those essays - and there are many like them - is that they assume language can be captured and made better. They destroy the idea of prose as poetry as they argue in favor of that result.
But it was amusing. I still think he's better doing a simple riff on an Indian walking to the gallows.
