In 1984, Syme discusses Newspeak, the new language manifested by the party. Newspeak is created by gradually stripping the dictionary of any words viewed as "unnecessary." This includes replacing words like "excellent" and "horrible" with the bland Newspeak versions of "doubleplusgood" and "doubleplusbad." It completely narrows the power of language, and therefore narrows the power of our minds.
The Power of Newspeak
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