Posted on 09/07/2010 9:52:00 PM PDT by onyx
SPRINGFIELD — Merriam-Webster’s "Word of the Summer" is not even a word. That’s something no one can "refudiate."
Sarah Palin’s attempt to splice "refute" and "repudiate" on a news show and in a Twitter message in July sparked more searches on the publisher’s online dictionary during the summer than most real words did. But don’t expect all the interest in "refudiate" to lead to an actual dictionary entry.
The former Alaska governor has laughed off criticisms about her pseudo-word, noting that Shakespeare also coined new words.
’Refute’ and ’repudiate’ do have similar meanings. Refute means to prove something wrong or deny its truth or accuracy. Repudiate means to refuse any connection with something or reject it as untrue or unjust.
"I think people immediately knew what she was trying to say because the words ’refute’ and ’repudiate’ were also being looked up very, very frequently," said John Morse, Merriam-Webster’s president and publisher.
"It’s an interesting blend, but no, ’refudiate’ is not a real word," he said.
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I myself have been searching for “corpsemen”.
Ir’s a word now! You betchya.
LOL. Refudiate has become a word, despite the snooty libtards. I love the word.
Yep! Refudiate! You betcha!
that’s good strategery
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Sounds a lot like the big flap over “misunderestimate”, which granted was legitimate, though awkward, grammar. Refudiate is certainly no worse than “corpse-men” or any of the other flubs the zero and his fool have made.
Embarrassing.
Hank
There is no way to refudiate her strategery, so they misunderestimate her.
Obama creates new states - 7 of them once - and the LSM doesn’t care. What’s a new word every now and then compared to that?
In addition, Mrs. Palin’s words are instantly understood by people who hear them. That’s call “effective marketing,” just one place where new words are created all the time. Mist could only dream of being as effective at that as Mrs. Palin.
PS I work in bleeding edge tech. I literally create new words all the time.
This is shaping up as a fight between style and substance. Because Palin’s word is not in the dictionary (a matter of style) we are asked to ignore her honesty and substance. Never.
Maybe it’s because I’m tired and have a headache but I looked at the word “refudiate” and thought, “What’s the problem?”
Go, Sarah!
Heck, that’s nothing. I’ve been inventing new words ever since Zero took the oath of office. I just can’t repeat any of them in polite company.
Yep. They’re misunderestimating her.
And Lady GaGa is the top selling artist of the year. ;o)
I was pondering “My Muslim Faith” then I realized I was a Christian and didn’t need the Greek Midget to remind me.
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