George Orwell's concerns are that people are not using the English language properly as they are mixing Modern English that has been tampered with (words from other languages are now part of the English language) with Old English, reducing the importance of Old English.
Another concern is that he feels people are using words without know the full meanings of them therefore not allowing the sentences to make sense, these words are what Orwell calls 'ugly' as they are not used properly and do not fit within that sentence or in that context of which they have been used in.
I think Orwell's argument within this piece is very persuading as he uses a variety of examples and always refers back to them explaining every point in detail which could be to make sure he does not make any mistakes himself about how others use the English language.
I agree with his concerns as I also think that the English language should consist of only English words and not a variety of other words from different countries around the world just to make they English language sound posh with foreign words.
Well done on your interpretation of the piece - do you agree with his idea that a language changes for a purpose?
ReplyDeleteBe careful with your own morphology - persuading, for example - otherwise well done.