- George Orwell.
George Orwell (Pen name. Actual name: Eric Arthur Blair) definitely qualifies as one of the finest writer of 21st century. If you've read 'Animal Farm' or '1984' you might be aware of the genius. Any writer will ask following questions before writing anything.
1. What am I trying to say?
2. What words will express it?
3. What image or idiom will make it clearer?
4. Is this image fresh enough to have an effect?
And he will probably ask himself two more:
1. Could I put it more shortly?
2. Have I said anything that is avoidably ugly?
One can often be in doubt about the effect of a word or a phrase, and one needs rules that one can rely on when instinct fails. Following rules will cover most cases:
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, always cut it out.
4. Never use the passive where 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 equivalent.
6. Break any of these rules sooner than say anything outright barbarous.
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Although I appreciated what George was saying don't you think it is a bot simplistic?
Enlightening!! :)
Well, that was a nice post Sunil!
I didnt know about that! :)
thanx for sharin
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That was a cool post Sunil. Good to know things!!
Thank you Sunil, good to know about these rules. And thanks for link.
thanks for sharing this useful guidelines.......
cool tips...id like to use em smetime nw!
Informative :)
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Hey thanks for sharing - but I think that was his style and each of us can have ours....thus the richness in literature
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Really good one .. yes effective tips for writing ! :)I loved the quote there :)