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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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.
Louis Carroll formed those neologisms knowingly.
Yes, excellent word and the timing is “perfect.”
She finally got fair treatment.
“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.
Louis=Lewis
Should be followed by retardiot. With your pic.
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!
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!
GO SARAH x2! I love her spunk.
Gosh darn it! This is flippin’ great!
I love her so much. I just hope i live long enough to see the US Navy warship named after her.
I’m more concerned about her choice of foreign policy advisor.
Refudiate this man Sarah!
Randy Scheunemann
She`s a clown who has all the depth of The One.
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?
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.
Can I be on the Sarah ping list??? Please???
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.
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