It's "newspeak", meaning that they want to eradicate the original language and most of it's vocabulary and replace it with simple words. For example worse would mean plus-bad in newspeak. worst would mean plus-plus-bad.
Why?
The idea behind this is that if society doesn't know a word for a deed, they will not be able to do it.
For example - if you wouldn't know the word racism - would you practise racism? In Orwell's work it would be more likley words like putsch or rebellion.
If only the leader knows these words, it gives him incredible power to control society.
Syme is working on the 10th edition newspeak dictionary.
Syme is one of the people who translates everything into newspeak and puts it in a dictionary. (I know this 'cause I played Syme in a play, even though I'm a 6th grade girl).
Syme belongs to the Research Department in the Ministry of Truth in George Orwell's novel "1984." He is a fervent supporter of the Party and is responsible for developing the Newspeak dictionary.
inusual in my dictionary.
Jennifer Syme's birth name is Jennifer Maria Syme.
Sharyn Syme is 5' 8".
Ebenezer Syme died in 1860.
Ebenezer Syme was born in 1826.
Roderick Syme died in 1994.
Bob Syme died in 1993.
Battle of Syme happened in -411.
Colin Syme was born in 1903.