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Originally Posted by orwell2k
Another that really gets up my nose is the word "lighted" - it seems to be accepted as interchangeable nowadays with "lit" but I find it grating.
I know languages evolve, but I think sometimes we should remember 1984 and the goal of Newspeak? - double-plus-good...  |
I agree that "lighted" sounds clunky in a vacuum. The phrase that instantly jumps to mind, though, is Hemingway's "Clean Well-Lighted Place," and he is known for having concise, clear prose. Somehow "A Clean, Well-Lit Place" doesn't have the same punch. Further, it was published in 1926, so maybe not Newspeak.