> political speech had to be expressed in the plain and practical words of Basic English. […] Newspeak in "1984" came from that experience. That makes his use

> political speech had to be expressed in the plain and practical words of Basic English. […] Newspeak in "1984" came from that experience. That makes his use of Newspeak especially interesting, because it was through Newspeak that the government in "1984" circumlocuted. I guess he became disillusioned with the idea that Basic English was impervious to circumlocution.