Re: George Orwell died (21-1-1950)

The language link, of course, is the essay "Politics and the English Language" (1946), still widely read and cited as a cautionary against politicians' use of euphemism and obfuscatory language to conceal what they have done, are doing or propose to do. Never more relevant, in the age of "special military operations"....
 Strange fact about Orwell which came to light in a previous discussion: apparently there is no extant record of his voice. This despite the fact that he broadcast many talks on the BBC over a period of years. Perhaps he died too soon after the advent of the tape recorder.