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+= Principles and the English language
+https://adactio.com/journal/17997
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+Orwell said:
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+Never use a metaphor, simile, or other figure of speech which you are used to seeing in print.
+Never use a long word where a short one will do.
+If it is possible to cut a word out, always cut it out.
+Never use the passive where you can use the active.
+Never use a foreign phrase, a scientific word, or a jargon word if you can think of an everyday English equivalent.
+Break any of these rules sooner than say anything outright barbarous.