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John Galsworthy
When journalese was at its rifest the Ministry of Health was established - possibly a coincidence.
— John Galsworthy, 1924

[edit] Source

  • John Galsworthy, July 1924, On Expression, Presidential Address to the English Association, Page 12
Quote reproduced in
  • Crystal, David; Hillary Crystal (2000). Words on Words: Quotations about Language and Languages. University of Chicago Press, Page 276. ISBN 0226122018.