The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #62730   Message #1014930
Posted By: Peter K (Fionn)
08-Sep-03 - 03:49 PM
Thread Name: create a new word
Subject: RE: create a new word
George Orwell devoted one of his essays to what he saw as a lack of words in some areas of the English lexicon. One of the samples he cited was nostalgia, around which there were nuances of emotion for which no words yet existed. Anyway, he seemed to think he was stuck with whatever was then available. for he observed that "the art of writing lies largely in the perversion of words." I appreciate the ingenuity shown here in carrying our vocabulary to new heights, but I think the Orwellian view still holds good for the moment.