1984 --- In 1984, by contrast, quite some time is devoted to the idea of ridding language of words or concepts that are not just anathema to the Party's philosophy but also that serve no logical purpose. For example, why have two words – "good" and "bad" – when one can use the suffix "un" – "good" and "ungood" –?

As a scientist I find this hard to argue against. As a human being, I find it particularly cold and scary – in part because I cannot attack the logic.

Source author: André Xuereb andre.xuereb@um.edu.mt