In the housing sector we are sometimes rather keen on words and phrases that either mean the opposite of their true meaning or that make “lies sound truthful”…..At Harrogate a couple of weeks ago there was much discussion about re-naming the affordable rent regime. A few suggestions were: “so-called affordable rents”, “naffordable”, or simply “unaffordable rents”. I prefer the last one. Words should mean what they say and say what they mean.
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Orwellian
- How ‘Orwellian’ Became an All-Purpose Insult - The New York Times
- The word “Orwellian” has lost all meaning - Vox.com
- You may be using the term ‘Orwellian’ wrong. Here’s what George Orwell was actually writing about - USA TODAY
- Here’s what I think happens in Orwell’s books based on how I’ve heard ‘Orwellian’ used - The Washington Post
- Is unpublishing old crime stories Orwellian or empathetic? The Boston Globe is offering past story subjects a “fresh start” - Nieman Journalism Lab at Harvard
- 'The Walking Dead' actor Ilan Srulovicz talks cancel culture, media censorship: 'It is Orwellian' - Fox News
- Orwellian: Josh Hawley, Donald Trump Jr., and other conservatives' incorrect invocation of 1984. - Slate Magazine
- Josh Hawley Calls His Axed Book Deal an 'Orwellian' Move, But the Internet Disagrees - Newsweek
- Trump is playing an Orwellian numbers game - The Washington Post
- The Eck's Factor: The right's adoption of “Orwellian” is misguided - Daily Trojan Online
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