Two Examples Of Thought Corrupts Language By George Orwell

Only one meaning of this quote comes to mind. Throughout the majority of this essay Orwell is arguing how the English language is becoming decadent as time passes. Orwell postulates that modern language is decaying with society because both are becoming dissolute. Examples of this, in his perspective, are his use of meaningless words and dyeing metaphors. He states, “It is almost universally felt that when we call a country democratic we are praising it: consequently the defenders of every kind of régime claim that it is a democracy, and fear that they might have to stop using the word if it were tied down to any one meaning,” (711). This is one example to back up his statement that “thought corrupts language,” (715). When he claimed