The second half reminds me of one of my all-time favorite pieces of writing advice, Orwell's Politics and the English Language: http://www.mtholyoke.edu/acad/i

The second half reminds me of one of my all-time favorite pieces of writing advice, Orwell's Politics and the English Language: http://www.mtholyoke.edu/acad/intrel/orwell46.htm http://www.mtholyoke.edu/acad/intrel/orwell46.htm