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Receive tweets about fresh editorial content on the newly redesigned Merriam-Webster.com, with features like Trend Watch and statewide mortage of toledo vmfa office of statewide partnerships statewide transportation plan statewide appeals inc california statewide primary election 2009 statewide corporate strategies inc statewide collection fl california statewide homeless unemployment action florida statewide course uc statewide integrated pest management program statewide franchise phone statewide insurance agency green bay wisconsin statewide custom remodeling inc utah statewide communications network statewide auto glass danbury ct statewide staffing inc statewide tire regional health occupations resource center statewide dean statewide adelaide statewide mls statewide interpreting agency phoenix arizona statewide resources page of statewide insurance statewide law enforcement statewide semi truck dot inspection statewide plumbing rhode island statewide health planning and develoment colorado statewide real estate michigan statewide realty michigan chp cad rfp statewide statewide consulting llc robert henery statewide realty aust statewide insurance agency statewide aluminum company statewide mortage llc 2006 statewide medical disaster exercise statewide association california statewide homeless aid new hampshire statewide notification new york statewide wireless network statewide mortgage of toledo statewide school health services statewide sheet metal raritan statewide environmental statewide trust colorado statewide adr conference tennessee statewide e-mail directory nj statewide conference on ems statewide coordinated statement of need nevadalabor com statewide news archive 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. california statewide homeless statewide underwriters myrtle beach sc statewide disaster restoration statewide oklahoma standardized test scores ca statewide health planning and development washington statewide political endorsements statewide insurance st petersburg fl statewide equipment whitewater wisconsion oregon statewide alcohol prices statewide irragation nm statewide ems conference florida statewide course numbering system statewide coin laundry statewide lighting reno statewide recovery inc rochester ny statewide loans phone number statewide grading policie ga 2007 statewide human resource audit indiana statewide classified epic mra statewide poll arkansas statewide preparedness conference statewide windows statewide office products inc george r smith jr statewide hi-way michigan statewide beach advisories and closures alaska statewide managers statewide business brokers perth statewide van windows louisiana statewide death index statewide enterprises statewide home loan centre january 12 1918 statewide blizzard statewide realty virginia statewide aluminum connecticut statewide land trusts statewide appeals statewide reality evansville in wyoming statewide certified application oregon election results statewide illinois statewide marriage index honors program university of alaska statewide statewide transport inc hawaii statewide 2007 nursing conference statewide oil calvary chapel arizona mens statewide conference statewide patrol statewide credit association and indianapolis statewide corporate strategies inc lobbyists dept of correction denver academic statewide statewide obesity 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. 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. 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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