[Confusion]

I'm not sure whether this essay gets posted because of its advice on the use of language or merely for the following, continuously relevant, observation:

A man may take to drink because he feels himself to be a failure, and then fail all the more completely because he drinks. It is rather the same thing that is happening to the English language. It becomes ugly and inaccurate because our thoughts are foolish, but the slovenliness of our language makes it easier for us to have foolish thoughts.

The implication is that when you use language in the way we often see politicians, the PR department, etc. do, then they are not only guilty of using inaccurate language: they are probably also guilty of having inaccurate thoughts. You should worry about using inaccurate language, because it may mean you are having inaccurate thoughts; a vicious circle.