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<IMG src="http://www.truthdig.com/images/masthead_newsletter.gif"><p> Hi, <p> I read this on Truthdig and thought you would find it interesting. <p> =-=-=-=-=-=-=<br> Tumbrils and the English Language <p>As George Orwell <a href="http://www.mtholyoke.edu/acad/intrel/orwell46.htm" title="pointed out">pointed out</a> more than half a century ago, the storehouse of the English language occasionally needs a good sweep. In the hands of excited, careless or tired writers, words and phrases that once were new or uniquely descriptive become so overused that they seem to threaten the integrity of the language itself. With a broom (or rather, cartwheel) in hand, CounterPunch editor Alexander Cockburn attempts a <a href="http://www.creators.com/opinion/alexander-cockburn.html" title="cleaning">cleaning</a>. </p> <p><a href="http://www.truthdig.com/arts_culture/item/tumbrils_and_the_english_language_20120211/">http://www.truthdig.com/arts_culture/item/tumbrils_and_the_english_language_20120211/</a> <p> Copyright © 2012 Truthdig, L.L.C. All rights reserved.<br> =-=-=-=-=-=-=<br> This is a one-time mailing from Truthdig, (<a href="http://www.truthdig.com/">www.truthdig.com</a>) on behalf of the sender.<br> Please report any misuse to webmaster-at-truthdig.com <IMG src="http://www.truthdig.com/images/masthead_newsletter.gif"><p> Hi, <p>I read this on Truthdig and thought you would find it interesting. <p> =-=-=-=-=-=-=<br> Tumbrils and the English Language <p>As George Orwell <a href="http://www.mtholyoke.edu/acad/intrel/orwell46.htm" title="pointed out">pointed out</a> more than half a century ago, the storehouse of the English language occasionally needs a good sweep. In the hands of excited, careless or tired writers, words and phrases that once were new or uniquely descriptive become so overused that they seem to threaten the integrity of the language itself. With a broom (or rather, cartwheel) in hand, CounterPunch editor Alexander Cockburn attempts a <a href="http://www.creators.com/opinion/alexander-cockburn.html" title="cleaning">cleaning</a>. </p> <p><a href="http://www.truthdig.com/arts_culture/item/tumbrils_and_the_english_language_20120211/">http://www.truthdig.com/arts_culture/item/tumbrils_and_the_english_language_20120211/</a> <p> Copyright © 2012 Truthdig, L.L.C. All rights reserved.<br> =-=-=-=-=-=-=<br> This is a one-time mailing from Truthdig, (<a href="http://www.truthdig.com/">www.truthdig.com</a>) on behalf of the sender.<br> Please report any misuse to webmaster-at-truthdig.com