The terms "officialese" or "bureaucratese" refer to language used by officials or authorities. Several similar concepts to officialese exist, including "genteelism", "commercialese", "academese", and "journalese". The informal term "officialese", the jargon of "officialdom", was first recorded in 1884. The ponderous officialese name evoked many alternative names developed for the monument. Ernest Gowers noted that officialese also allows the user to remain vague.