Monday, July 19, 2010
funny Palin's Vocab Forces Flashbacks to Bush
Posted by Rachael Daigle on Mon, Jul 19, 2010 at 3:05 PM
OK you grammar geeks ... have at it.
From dictionary.com's the Hot Word blog:
Yesterday, Sarah Palin offered her opinion on a proposal to build a mosque in the vicinity of the September 11th site. Her words:“Ground Zero Mosque supporters: doesn’t it stab you in the heart, as it does ours throughout the heartland? Peaceful Muslims, pls refudiate.”
This tweet is a pundit’s dream, a perfect storm for mud-slinging, flak, fuss, hurrahs, miffs, polemics, rows, rumpuses, and maybe some discussion.
Dictionary.com only cares about one word in the former Alaska governor’s message. Refudiate. Go ahead and look up refudiate on our site. Or any dictionary Web site for that matter. Nada, zilch.
There are a few ways to look at Sarah Palin’s use of “refudiate.” It’s clear that refute and repudiate are lurking in the background somewhere. One view is that it’s a non-word and sets a bad example for students of the English language. Palin’s response:
“‘Refudiate,’ ‘misunderestimate,’ ‘wee-wee’d up.’ English is a living language. Shakespeare liked to coin new words too. Got to celebrate it!”
“Misunderestimate” is a famous coinage by former President George W. Bush. “Wee-wee’d up” is a lexical creation by President Barack Obama.
And the award for best comment goes to ... "Chris":
If Sarah Palin said “Refudiate” and it isn’t in the dictionary, then you need to add it. it is obviously an accidental omission, and she brings to light a serious error in both the website and the published books.
LOAO. That's the so-not grammatically correct or physically possible way of saying we're laughing our asses off.
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Buckminister Fuller the inventor of the geodesic dome plus several other inventions and he also wrote books about science and math. He coined the word "synergy" which is very common today and meaningful. If Sarah Palin mind is creative don't knock it, at least she is trying to convey an idea.
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anyone who perceives sarah palin's usage of the non-word "refudiate" as creative is just as stupid as sarah palin herself.
I see - your a real smart ass. Well I'm not going to take that personally, even though you insulted me. Your just a jerk.
You are=you're (NOT "YOUR")
Or is that part of creativity?!?
Given Idaho education cuts, however, I must say "I get it"! Wee du nott need too maik uthers under stand uz.
Some people "got nuttin" better to do................. I not an english major but I am one of the richest men on the planet..............
Since when do you need to be an English major to know the difference between "your" and "you're". I think I learned the difference by the 4th grade! So does claiming YOU'RE "one of the richest men on the planet" make better than someone who isn't as rich as you? Or is it just your excuse for a lack of education?
I'm a conservative and can clearly see that Palin's an idiot. She ought to go back home and finish raising her children before that second daughter of hers gets knocked up, too, while her hot mama is off somewhere trying to save the world.
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