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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: 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. 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. lovejoy school district orginazation lovejoy georgia city of ellijah lovejoy sherilyn p lovejoy lovejoy 9h who was elijah parish lovejoy lovejoy l150 david lovejoy gina lovejoy larry kalousek wedding finger man and frank lovejoy tommy lovejoy lovejoy georgia torrent lovejoy mysteries lovejoy inc electra-gear lovejoy l075 i lovejoy first baptist church lovejoy georgia sgt tom lovejoy michele lovejoy kim lovejoy lovejoy plantation steven lovejoy lovejoy jounts brandon lovejoy lieb lovejoy gear connectors ronnie lovejoy cds elijah lovejoy memorial saint louis lovejoy coupling supplier gina lovejoy kalousek gina a lovejoy richard h lovejoy chris jury lovejoy acid alex lovejoy shelli lovejoy lovejoy universal joint john lovejoy healy earl of lovejoy lovejoy a o al lovejoy lovejoy rd milford nh 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. 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. 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The blend is easy to figure out (refute or refuse + repudiate). But what's the story on malapropism?lovejoy highschool dvd lovejoy lois lovejoy lovejoy with ian mcshane lovejoy nurburg steve lovejoy marine vietnam lovejoy elastomeric jaw type l lovejoy .375 to .250 lovejoy conectors lovejoy high school lucas texas robert ming lovejoy the blind depot ron lovejoy elijah parish lovejoy immy lovejoy lovejoy ga lovejoy mysteries on dvd lovejoy connector lovejoy spider conectors grant lovejoy presbytery of giddings lovejoy gina lovejoy mason city iowa wedding lovejoy illinois nash farms battlefields lovejoy ga edith lovejoy pierce sandy lovejoy in north carolina comet lovejoy sky telescope lovejoy school district alexandra lovejoy lovejoy high school clayton county ga lovejoy the complete season 1 sherilyn lovejoy harold lovejoy lovejoy high school ga 30250 lovejoy ga jimmy lovejoy gail lovejoy lovejoy tool co lovejoy l-150 lovejoy isd lovejoy baptist church 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. kristin lovejoy lovejoy theme tune rosie lovejoy who am i lovejoy cakes katrina lovejoy lovejoy l075 sen lynda lovejoy thomas e lovejoy lovejoy high school lovejoy dvd jeremy lovejoy north berwick me cascade physcians lovejoy portland oregon jennifer lovejoy smith comet lovejoy magnitude jade lovejoy lindsay plymouth wisconsin kace lovejoy lovejoy belt tension obit for iva lovejoy margo thom lovejoy julia louisa lovejoy gina lovejoy healthsouth chandra lovejoy obit for david g lovejoy laura lovejoy candace lovejoy lovejoy iii lovejoy episode guide lovejoy 110 thomas r lovejoy lovejoy star of macshane movie actor lovejoy post office and lovejoy ga lovejoy coupling mark lovejoy restaurant lovejoy buffalo ny lovejoy books the 1835 lovejoy generation rupert lovejoy for sale lovejoy high school letter jacket georgia lovejoy elementary school fairview tx 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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