> We're reading the book 1984 in my English class. I read it before when I was in 8th or 9th grade. Honestly I didn't really want to read it again... But I have to or fail. Darn teachers.
> Anyway, there is a word in 1984: duckspeak. Now, my impression of the word was that it meant to speak constantly without any actual thought behind it. My teacher says that the word means to say something which can be interpreted at either good or bad depending on who you are talking to. I still agree with my opinion, but of those who have read 1984 am I the only one?

Your teacher, as somebody else said, is confusing "duckspeak" with "doublespeak". As I recall, "duckspeak" was defined as you say above. The text then went on to say that duckspeak had once been considered a bad thing, but was now regarded by the State as something to be aimed for.