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Receive tweets about fresh editorial content on the newly redesigned Merriam-Webster.com, with features like Trend Watch and a groovy kind of love lyrics groovy line groovy clip art real groovy co nz groovy hip hotel amsterdam central groovy overloaded methods scholl groovy sandals girls groovy bike groovy coconut groovy coloring pages groovy language builder groovy cotton michael miller groovy girl clip art groovy tube groovy girls invitation groovy 3d reading csv files with groovy groovy girl 18 bike groovy by rich hippie perfume review groovy elvis groovy blue too groovy salon and spa groovy boy doll groovy grill houston lyrics groovy kind of love who wrote the song feeling groovy stylish rome hotels groovy hip boutique groovy backpack groovy town mural torrent winston groovy mp3 flukers groovy jacuzzi large 18 groovy girl bike groovy girls bright groovy thing you make me dance groovy reading properties file the farm groovy train music video the groovy baker have yourself a groovy little solstice the groovy pad knoxville groovy is there guillaume laforge groovy ringtone groovy strings the rascals groovy groovy load resource groovy quote groovy girls for sale groovy gargantuas groovin was groovy groovy hippie shirts groovy candy groovy kind of love acoustic groovy drift groovy shoes 2008 groovy names flukers groovy jaccuzi groovy threads September 2010Summer Top TwentyIt was a long, hot summer – and one very rich in vocabulary! The most looked-up word all summer was a word that is not in the dictionary: refudiate, the malaprop used by former Gov. Sarah Palin on television and Twitter. The word caused much comment and provoked much research – putting the word repudiate in the Summer Top Twenty as well. Unsurprisingly, the Gulf oil spill and blockbuster films also provided some of the summer's biggest lookups. Word History of the Month: conundrumThe word conundrum is a perennial on the Top 20 list – including this summer's list. Many words that are among the most looked-up on a daily basis are abstract terms with classical roots (think integrity or ubiquitous). Conundrum would seem to fit right in with them. But does it? Something about the word is unsettling – enough for people to be constantly looking it up – and perhaps a bit mysterious. Notable and Quotable: D.H. 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Lawrence was born September 11, 1885. Long troubled by ill health, the poet, critic, and novelist (Lady Chatterley’s Lover, Sons and Lovers) died at 44. Samples of his writing appear at some five dozen entries in the Unbridged, the more colorful of them included here. (When was the last time you encountered "everywhere" used as a noun?).Interested in seeing all the examples of a particular writer? Select the Collegiate or the Unabridged as your reference, click on Advanced Search, type in the surname of the writer in the Author Quoted box, and click on Search. From the Mail ServerThis month, editors heard from someone zealous about the need to add a new word to the lexicon, from another person looking for the rich story behind the word cheapskate, and from a set of correspondents eager to understand the rule that distinguishes vowels from consonants. Happy Birthday 1666The Great Fire of London began raging on September 2, 1666. By the time the fire ended three days later, St. Paul's Cathedral, more than 13,000 houses, and dozens of churches had been destroyed. A new London (with less wood) arose from the ashes. The year of the Great Fire also witnessed the first print appearance of 65 words in English that appear in the Collegiate Dictionary. 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Type in the date and click on Search.Words in the Newsfree groovy wallpapers groovy grill mansion groovy girls doll groovy girl animal instint backpack wondrous things closing groovy on grand groovy blues band atlanta groovy roadhouse in forest lake minnesota feline groovy retired groovy girls groovy 70 s decorations groovy furniture supersize groovy girls groovy boys groovy shower curtains melbourne child size groovy girl dolls feelin groovy lyrics feelin groovy tab groovy baby square eyes groovy girls series of dolls groovy xwiki farm groovy 1.5.1 groovy printables groovy blue ringtone winston groovy african girl blankas 1990 funky and groovy groovy girl bobble bracelet mp3 brian hyland kinda groovy groovy girls couch groovy kind of love lyrics who sings feelin groovy doo groovy party scooby supply groovy girls pony the groovy greeks groovy database stored procedure groovy shower curtains captain usa groovy movies groovy girls thomas international playthings groovy cd groovy girls shayla groovy grails based wiki real groovy groovy fitnesse groovy maps simon and garfunkel groovy scott diamonds groovy candies groovy list groovy fonts groovy kind of love song lyrics clothes real groovy groovy grubworm sooundtrack clip art groovy heart groovy mp3 players groovy salad groovy language groovy girl toys in bulk groovy girl Sarah Palin sent this message out on Twitter on July 18: "Ground Zero mosque supporters: doesn't it stab you in the heart, as it does ours throughout the heartland? Peaceful Muslims, pls refudiate." This sent refudiate to the top of the Top Twenty for the summer.groovy green groovy grill mansion houston groovy girls accessories groovy waters groovy girls bracelet groovy jon skeet s coding blog groovy girls wedsite groovy girls catamaran the groovy 1960 s groovy hex editor the farm groovy train groovy track groovy font groovy boy dolls groovy plants groovy kind of love mindbenders groovy girl kendra all groovy girls songs with the word groovy groovy 1960 s groovy links power wheels groovy girls scooter groovy kind of love phil collins groovy bikes groovy movies groovy clothes wondrous things croton groovy on grand groovy girls backpack feelin groovy guitar tab groovy phrases groovy tools groovy girls clothes the groovy ghoolies groovy painting groovy girls dolls k-tel groovy greats tatiana cigars groovy blue groovy wellys iowa city groovy kats the groovy sixties groovy coffee free groovy ebooks groovy kind love groovy performance the groovy fellers hip groovy flower backgrounds desktop zeeks groovy movies groovy checks burts bees groovy hat groovy girl quilt groovy girls minis groovy xwiki enterprise too groovy salon atlanta groovy tunes keyboard groovy costumes plus groovy baby song Why the buzz? For starters, refudiate is not (yet) in the dictionary. Then there was the controversy over subsequent tweets from Gov. Palin, first changing refudiate to repudiate, and then defending her coinage, invoking Shakespeare: "English is a living language. Shakespeare liked to coin new words too. Got to celebrate it!"groovy girls horse groovy girls trissa groovy goolies groovy lava 1.80 gale garnett groovy lyrics to groovy tuesday groovy 50 groovy pictures groovy girls united states super groovy retro groovy paper projects for kids who sang feeling groovy 12 groovy days of christmas groovy grooves supersized groovy girls groovy gant the song groovy kind of love groovy mr nate homepage washington dc groovy girls free shipping groovy grannies joovy groovy groovy vinyl groovy presents free groovy 70 s music 24 groovy greats groovy kind of love flane groovy linens super size groovy girl dolls groovy girl games groovy people lyrics groovy kind of love artists groovy tuesday groovy girls bike groovy images groovy girls taryn groovy girl bicycle groovy girls birthday cakes groovy essentials website groovy girls books inspector groovy tapestry api groovy with groovy ring tone cool sweet groovy groovy machine groovy experience in atlanta michael blodgett is groovy james groovy hutchinson groovy read input groovy suzie groovy linen ottawa groovy wave sounds groovy wallpapers hobby horse groovy slinky garfunkel groovy groovy girls madison wi groovy time for a movie time Language watchers debated whether refudiate was a portmanteau or a malapropism. The blend is easy to figure out (refute or refuse + repudiate). But what's the story on malapropism?Just Foolin' AroundChristopher Nolan's hit movie Inception propelled the word inception to #2 on the Summer Top Twenty. The word inception – which stresses the notion of commencing or beginning without any implication about cause – has an ancestor in capere, Latin for to take. Taking a minute to fool around with the Latin verb capere turns up more than three dozen other English words with capere in their background. Language LinksInterest in refudiate reminds us of the eggcorn. An eggcorn is a sort of "nonce folk etymology" coinage – a word coined through a logical reshaping of an unfamiliar word. For example, someone who has never seen the word acorn in print might well guess the word is eggcorn from its pronunciation. Eggcorns, unlike malapropisms, make sense. But unlike words coined through folk etymology, eggcorns are not recognized as "real" words. (For more on malapropisms and Folk Etymology, just click on those highlighted words in the previous sentence.) For a list of common eggcorns, check out the Eggcorn Database. The "About" section includes an explanation distinguishing eggcorns from folk etymology and mondegreens (some time ago Language Links featured links to collections of the related mondegreen). Back to Top |
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