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(...) I would trust you on this had you not brought up Animal Farm. (...) Where did I say you did? You dropped a comment on Animal Farm in reference to Doublespeak, I pointed out that it was from 1984 alone. (...) It doesn't have to mean the (...) (17 years ago, 12-Apr-07, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) I didn't "bother to correct it" because I recognize that the term "doublespeak" has largely entered the public vocabulary as a result of Orwell's work, even if he himself didn't coin the term. Likewise, the Wikipedia article that you cited (...) (17 years ago, 12-Apr-07, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) Not to mention underscores in FTX URLs along the way, and un-matched footnotes ;) Well OK there was only </off-topic/debate/?n=28373 one of each>, I guess I like the occasional hyperbole. Is that Orwellian???? ROSCO (17 years ago, 12-Apr-07, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) Yeah I noticed that ;) I also missed out a 'd' on an 'and' in my subsequent response. --snip-- Tim (17 years ago, 12-Apr-07, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) <snip> (...) says the man who used the word 'now' where the word 'no' should be... :) (...) <snip> (...) (17 years ago, 12-Apr-07, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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