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I think Orwell's view of language is the same basic principle as engineering: keep it as simple as possible. Don't make it too simple as to lose meaning, but do
by sb057 10y ago
I think Orwell's view of language is the same basic principle as engineering: keep it as simple as possible. Don't make it too simple as to lose meaning, but don't needlessly overcomplicate things either.
- chillacy 10y agoOrwell used to be a proponent of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basic_English https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basic_English as well.