Sarah Palin, never misunderestimate Shakespeare

uk telegraph ^ | 7/22/10 | Daniel Hannan

[Nachum]

I am thoroughly taken with Sarah Palin’s neologism. People often incorrectly use the word “refute” to mean something like “deny” or “reject”, only stronger. We could do with a new word to fill this gap and, since both “refute” and “repudiate” are already occupied with their actual meanings, neither can be pressed into service. “Refudiate” occupies the space perfectly, and deserves to become part of every politician’s vocabulary.

The handsome Alaskan politician is quite right to say that Shakespeare came up with countless new-fangled words – including “countless” and “new-fangled”. Among his coinages, as far as we can tell, are accommodation, assassinate, denote, dislocate, equivocal, eventful, hobnob, inauspicious, lacklustre, laughable, perplex, raw-boned, submerge, time-honoured, unmitigated and zany.

[nickcarraway]

I wish her opponents would vanish into thin air.

[45semi]

I already read & commented on a very similar article in the Daily Mail.
Amazing how they pile on the B.S. about a word mis-spoke by her,
yet rarely take (O)dious (O)diferous to task for runaway spending...HERE

[livius]

Gads. The woman didn’t invent a word, she was tweeting from her Blackberry. All sorts of things happen to words when you’re thumbing away at the keyboard.

[Brimack34]

I find it strange anyone would go after a tweet. Most words are made up.

[JRandomFreeper]

" 'Tis a small mind that can think of only one way to spell a word" Former US President.

/johnny

[rob777]

I agree, there is no need to invoke Shakespeare to explain something so simple.

[Nachum]

Obama and Biden are regular ‘gaff-O-matics’...

[Enterprise]

Maybe we could combine vanish, banish and punishment into vanishment.

[laconic]

Written by a snotty, elitist, condescending member of the British Establishment - never came across one before.

[jessduntno]

“Obama and Biden are regular ‘gaff-O-matics’...”

Hmmm ... Dan Ackroyd, Plugs and the Won ... add a Basso-Matic ... that’s how I like my entertainment ...

[what's up]

Remember when Palin's writing notes on her hand was supposed to be a huge scandal?

Egads.

[liberty or death]

Sarah, head back and chuckling to her family as she reads this lamestream softball attack of a “single word”.

[Mind-numbed Robot]

I wish her opponents would vanish into thin air.

Regardless, she won't budge an inch.

:-)

[libbylu]

Pretty cool. I like Daniel Hannan. He called her handsome, must be a first,made me smile.

[DCPatriot]

What she needs to say proudly is, “Kiss my A$$! At least I don’t have to have a teleprompter to speak”

[samantha]

It was not a tweet it was live on Sean Hannity Television Show last week. She was talking fast and with passion, thinking way ahead and used both words together instead of one or the other. It was no big deal, as I commented to a friend of mine about an hour later. Daniel Hannan is not the enemy, he is a very smart conservative and a pleasant chap who is on Glenn Beck a lot. We need to lighten up a little. Most people realize that they could do this also, and probably have numerous times.

[JApost]

The writer was actually taking Palin’s side and listed long examples of words Shakespeare invented.

[Lorianne]

Great article!

[Lorianne]

He’s actually a very clever and convincing conservative.