Orwell’s Rules of Writing
For those who are interested, here are the fundamental rules that Orwell highlights:
1) Never use a metaphor, simile, or other figure of speech which you are used to seeing in print.
2) Never use a long word where a short one will do
3) If it is possible to cut a word out, cut it out
4) Never use the passive when you can use the active.
5) Never use a foreign phrase, a scientific word or a jargon word if you can think of an everyday English alternative.
6) Break any of these rules sooner than say anything outright barbarous.
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