English Language · English Literature
Consider the following critique of prescriptive grammar and social class: 'The "grammar bullies" - you read them in places like the New York Times - and they tell you what is correct. You must never use "hopefully"... This is judgementalism. The game that is being played there is a game of social class. It has nothing to do with the morality of writing and speaking and thinking clearly, of which George Orwell, for instance, talked so well.' To which famous essay of Orwell does the author refer here?
- 1'Why I Write'
- 2'Politics and the English Language'✓
- 3'Reflections on Gandhi'
- 4'Inside the Whale'
Correct answer
'Politics and the English Language'
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