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Congratulations, Sarah Palin: “Refudiate” Named Word of the Year
ABC ^ | NOVEMBER 15, 2010 | The Note

Posted on 11/15/2010 12:54:19 PM PST by onyx

Sarah Palin has officially changed the modern lexicon, one tweet at a time. While one might expect the New Oxford American Dictionary to refudiate the former Alaska governor’s favorite verb, today they embraced it, announcing “refudiate” as the official 2010 word of the year.

"From a strictly lexical interpretation of the different contexts in which Palin has used 'refudiate,' we have concluded that neither 'refute' nor 'repudiate' seems consistently precise, and that 'refudiate' more or less stands on its own, suggesting a general sense of 'reject.' "the New Oxford American Dictionary said in a press release.

Palin’s use of “refudiate,” launched critics into a frenzy when she first posted the made up verb on her Twitter page over the summer.

“Peaceful Muslims, pls refudiate,” the 2008 vice presidential nominee tweeted in July, launching a string of harsh responses from the media. While some called Palin’s linguistic mash up egregious others said she would never hear the end of it (look who’s laughing now).

Palin later joked at her own expense, "'refudiate,' 'misunderestimate,' 'wee-wee'd up.' English is a living language. Shakespeare liked to coin new words too. Got to celebrate it!"

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To: onyx

Thanks for posting this. The word became popular at just the right moment. There’ll be a whole lot of refudiatin’ going on in the next 2 years.


61 posted on 11/15/2010 1:53:55 PM PST by syriacus (Bubbles against religious expression are OK around abortion clinics, but not OK around Ground Zero.)
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To: WilliamofCarmichael

Louis Carroll formed those neologisms knowingly.


62 posted on 11/15/2010 1:59:59 PM PST by drubyfive
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To: syriacus; Tarantulas

Yes, excellent word and the timing is “perfect.”

She finally got fair treatment.


63 posted on 11/15/2010 2:00:14 PM PST by onyx (If you truly support Sarah Palin and want on her busy ping list, let me know!)
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To: November 2010

“Everything she touches turns to gold? She just got a word into the New Oxford American Dictionary. Freaking unbelievable.”

And exact polar opposites of the one others call president where EVERYTHING he touches turns to $hit.


64 posted on 11/15/2010 2:00:46 PM PST by diverteach (D.C. has become Jonestown.)
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To: drubyfive

Louis=Lewis


65 posted on 11/15/2010 2:00:46 PM PST by drubyfive
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To: USS Alaska

Should be followed by retardiot. With your pic.


66 posted on 11/15/2010 2:03:18 PM PST by pissant (THE Conservative party: www.falconparty.com)
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To: onyx

Despite what the ninnies say, the english language had no “rules” that cannot be broken the instant we wish. We can create words, usages, and structures out of thin air.
We are practically the only language without an official “Academie”.

I think it was John Locke desperately wanted one for English, and was shot down.

The truth about our language is why everybody on earth will speak english in 75 years, save a few brave efforts to preserve some for cultural reasons.

But anything serious, science, business, travel, philosophy, etc will all be english. The internet was the final nail in the coffin.

So i “refudiate” those who say spanish will take over, etc. The english snowball will roll over spanish and pick up the words it likes, as it has for every culture!


67 posted on 11/15/2010 2:14:44 PM PST by DesertRhino (I was standing with a rifle, waiting for soviet paratroopers, but communists just ran for office)
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To: onyx

Despite what the ninnies say, the english language had no “rules” that cannot be broken the instant we wish. We can create words, usages, and structures out of thin air.
We are practically the only language without an official “Academie”.

I think it was John Locke desperately wanted one for English, and was shot down.

The truth about our language is why everybody on earth will speak english in 75 years, save a few brave efforts to preserve some for cultural reasons.

But anything serious, science, business, travel, philosophy, etc will all be english. The internet was the final nail in the coffin.

So i “refudiate” those who say spanish will take over, etc. The english snowball will roll over spanish and pick up the words it likes, as it has for every culture!


68 posted on 11/15/2010 2:14:56 PM PST by DesertRhino (I was standing with a rifle, waiting for soviet paratroopers, but communists just ran for office)
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To: onyx

GO SARAH x2! I love her spunk.


69 posted on 11/15/2010 2:16:24 PM PST by mojitojoe (In itÂ’s 1600 years of existence, Islam has 2 main accomplishments, psychotic violence and goat curr)
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To: onyx

Gosh darn it! This is flippin’ great!


70 posted on 11/15/2010 2:18:27 PM PST by Ranald S. MacKenzie (It's the philosophy, stupid.)
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To: Ranald S. MacKenzie

I love her so much. I just hope i live long enough to see the US Navy warship named after her.


71 posted on 11/15/2010 2:24:26 PM PST by DesertRhino (I was standing with a rifle, waiting for soviet paratroopers, but communists just ran for office)
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To: onyx

I’m more concerned about her choice of foreign policy advisor.

Refudiate this man Sarah!

Randy Scheunemann


73 posted on 11/15/2010 2:34:31 PM PST by eleni121 (http://www.serfes.org/orthodox/memoryof.htm Father Daniil Sysoyev lives!)
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To: onyx

She`s a clown who has all the depth of The One.


74 posted on 11/15/2010 2:36:05 PM PST by chessplayer
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To: pissant
Should be followed by retardiot. With your pic.

Welcome back from the piss bowl you nasty little insect.

All the good press that Sarah is getting making you almost as crazy as a lib?

75 posted on 11/15/2010 2:36:05 PM PST by USS Alaska
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To: USS Alaska

I thought the press hated her. Myself, I kinda like her. If she wasn’t an amnesty queen and didn’t push TARP, LOST, and carbon caps, I’d even consider her worth voting for.


76 posted on 11/15/2010 2:39:49 PM PST by pissant (THE Conservative party: www.falconparty.com)
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To: onyx

Can I be on the Sarah ping list??? Please???


77 posted on 11/15/2010 2:49:58 PM PST by mpackard (Read my Lip-Stick)
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To: onyx
She really loves those Alaska mountains.


78 posted on 11/15/2010 2:53:44 PM PST by Iron Munro (Save The USA . Stamp out Affirmative Action: Get the Obamas out of the White House.)
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To: seowulf; onyx

Sometimes I think I am the only person in the world who has actually read the Introduction to the dictionary. The editors are very clear, the dictionary is “descriptive” not “prescriptive.” Despite the propensity of so many to use it as the latter.

Sarah was right when she said that English is a living language and ever evolving. Words are made and created all the time. That gave liberals a big laugh. But even the editors of the dictionary agree.

Now we witness the proof. I suspect the liberals are still laughing. Imbeciles.


79 posted on 11/15/2010 2:59:50 PM PST by fideist (Pro-Life, Pro-Gun, Pro-American, Pro-Palin!)
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To: seowulf
Sarah Palin is now in a class with William Shakespeare; one who has coined a word in the English language that has a uniquely new precise meaning that did not exist before.

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80 posted on 11/15/2010 3:03:41 PM PST by EveningStar (Karl Marx is not one of our Founding Fathers.)
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