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Reo690

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04 Aug 07,, 08:37

Where did the term Big Brother originate from?

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glyn

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04 Aug 07,, 09:26

Originally posted by Reo690 View Post

Where did the term Big Brother originate from?

As far as I know it was first used in George Orwells book '1984' as a generic term for the government in a future socialistic world.

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