オーウェルが文章を書くときの原則

1. 短いもので済むときは長い単語は使わない
2. 単語をカットできるときはしろ
3. 能動態を使えるなら受動態を使うな
4. 業界用語や技術用語、外来語を使うな
5. ヘンな言葉を使うくらいなら上記のルールは無視しろ

1. Never use a metaphor, simile, or other figure of speech which you are used to seeing in print.
2. Never us 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.

via Daily Meh