Document 1526
A Word in George Brown’s Ear
Author(s): Prof Christian Kay
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Your fight against inflation,
We fear that you will fail unless
You change your appellation.
Today we do not talk of growth,
Increase, or augmentation.
We have a fine new polyword:
You know it – escalation.
It has a rich Johnsonian ring,
An Eastern connotation,
Its use would dignify and soothe
Financial desperation.
So do not speak of rising costs,
Just say they’re escalators –
This is an age that calls its spades
Terrestrial elevators.
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