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A not unblack dog was chasing a not unsmall rabbit across a not ungreen field. An example of unnecessarily redundant and obfuscating language, from a man who studied such usage.
Perhaps this could be termed Orwell's dog. In a footnote to his classic essay, “Politics and the English Language,” George Orwell notes that, “One can cure oneself of the not un- formation by memorizing this sentence.” |
1. Orwell, George. 1946. Politics and the English Language. In In Front of Your Nose, 1945-1950, edited by I. S. O. Angus. Boston: David R Godine.
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