MiraculousMM [he/him, any]M to main • edit-24 years agoIs this what Orwell was on about?imagemessage-square90 fedilinkarrow-up1189file-text
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minus-squarefurryanarchy [comrade/them,they/them]hexbear3·4 years agoOrwell had a really good quote about avoiding cliche phrasing and such. I can't find it, but basically don't just adopt smart sounding phrasing to seem clever. Genuinely clever language doesn't work like that. link
minus-squarefurryanarchy [comrade/them,they/them]hexbear2·4 years agoIt's not something easily quoted, it's a wall of text. Look up "George Orwell writing advice" and you will see what he has to say about writing. link
Orwell had a really good quote about avoiding cliche phrasing and such. I can't find it, but basically don't just adopt smart sounding phrasing to seem clever. Genuinely clever language doesn't work like that.
please find it i wanna sound smart
It's not something easily quoted, it's a wall of text. Look up "George Orwell writing advice" and you will see what he has to say about writing.