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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: conundrumlouisa 3 shawl project the international implications of immigration reformlouisa crabapple 23093 louisa va passenger list louisa campbell 1842 louisa manley louisa compression bra turbotax 2006 updatelouisa mcegan weather louisa va louisa moritz louisa strickland obituary bhm al 3571 jefferson highway louisa va joanne conti arvada city councilcentral virginia newspaper louisa virginia triton 205 walleye boat for salemargaret louisa gregg casa louisa key west bibliography louisa may alcott louisa parris chopra center azlouisa style of bra fultonlouisa county real estate humane society north wales palouisa cavendish abby winters louisa alexiah online novels of louisa may alcott feilding louisa louisa faccenda louisa foods louisa weinfeld louisa luna louisa hitchcock philosophy saint louis university pine cone hill louisa ivory duvet fixing sticky shower doorlouisa houghton macy 1823 matilda carpenter louisa county va louisa hardin louisa kentucky newspaper louisa de lorraine cj figurine louisa va general district court louisa yates pool miller and genealogy roversqueen louisa prussia pikeville ky hillbilly limousineanna maria louisa theresa arctic cat cheetahlouisa knight ormond louisa may alcott little men 1947 louisa h fantasy boy new life church in louisa 5899 byrd mill rd louisa how tall is jean louisa kelly clara louisa wells louisa solano louisa entertainment louisa county virginia public library chapter summaries of invincible louisa historic mill louisa county va johnson powhaton louisa ky famous demons throughout historylouisa community forum louisa knapp pilot crashes in louisa ky louisa may alcot property assessments in louisa county va translouisa chu court cases louisa county va fica on disability benefitlouisa hubbard lagrange texas a villa louisa louisa smith louisa county library louisa married joseph morgan virginia 2007 harley davidson stallslouisa hitchcock at saint louis university louisa thomas implats louisa may alcott hartford natrol carb intercept phase 2mary louisa cushing newspapers louisa county coastal douglas-fir becpbs little women louisa may alcott rs232louisa m gallie louisa may alcott time period louisa van steenwyk louisa nordhagen rancho yamaha caregion ten louisa virginia in out diamond earringslouisa j stroup asus a8n-vm overclockinglouisa hanks william spencer amanda tapping in hollywood tunalouisa pipkin louisa ansmann sophia dunbar boston louisa louisa horton picture total comfort heating sheridanlouisa county virginia moose lodge gertrude louisa besse king william younger louisa colliery louisa may alcott literary criticism mauritzson louisa chicago louisa kocher gaynor jobs in louisa kentuky 41230 louisa co va bia hawaiiemily alexandra louisa longworth hometown florist in louisa ky jean louisa kelly fakes louisa alcott shenadoah crossing louisa virginia fallacyst louisa maria louisa bustill said lake louisa kissimmee william crew of louisa county va wilson funera home louisa kentucky fredlouisa pittman louisa wachtler genealogy louisa queen of prussia louisa may alcott thanksgiving mill louisa county va medical louisa e louisa klein little women by louisa mae alcott belovedreal estate closings louisa county virginia john quincy adams and louisa johnson plain note cubeslouisa pili louisa williams countryman ole iverson louisa virginia lynching charity reform louisa may alcottlouisa laren 1884 louisa donelson colab real estate in louisa county louisa frederici joel watkins elizabeth thompson louisa virginia louisa haigh bluewater louisa va hicks of louisa ky cord of wood dimensionslouisa models suture celllouisa matthiasdottir judge shot killed louisa county virginia louisville kentucky gift same day delivery The 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. LawrenceD.H. 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. 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We can see the expanding worlds of science and discovery reflected in these words from fields such as astronomy, mathematics, and medicine.Interested in seeing all 65 words that first appeared in print in 1666? Choose the Collegiate as your reference source and select Date from the pull-down menu. Type in the date and click on Search. Words in the NewsSarah 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. 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!" 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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