There are many similarities between "Newspeak" and our censorship of language. By censoring words, it is hoped that no one would be able to be "offended" or not understand a word. For example, the words "pop" and "soda" are banned because of a "regional bias." It is assumed that if you live up north and the word "soda" is used, no one living up north would know what "soda" is. Syme says to Wilson, "Every year fewer and fewer words, and the range of consciousness always a little smaller." By banning and censoring words, the intellect of humans decreases. There would no longer be two words for a carbonated beverage, only one. That means there is one less word in a humans vocabulary. Multiply this affect by a large quantity and one would find a very simple version of man, and the prospects of a world strikingly similar to the world in 1984.