My Newspeak Words

Oct 05, 2008 22:20

If you read the book 1984 by George Orwell, you'll know what im talking about. If you haven't read it, read it.

Newspeak is a more efficient way of speaking english. It is a way to minimize vocabulary, and to minimize expression of feelings and thoughts. An example from the book is good and bad, why use the word bad, if you can say ungood, or even ( Read more... )

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cure_rocker October 13 2008, 00:10:34 UTC
i never even realized all those words were newspeak and i've read 1984 many times! now i'm all freaked out, looking behind my shoulder and what not, that book has always scared me. anyway, i found you through alittleawkward and i was being nosy, i get bored.

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