Comments on: OUP USA 2010 Word of the Year: Refudiate http://blog.oup.com/2010/11/refudiate-2/ Academic insights for the thinking world. Mon, 20 May 2013 14:53:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: In the news | Sunny Words Writing Services http://blog.oup.com/2010/11/refudiate-2/#comment-382439 In the news | Sunny Words Writing Services Tue, 16 Apr 2013 17:14:44 +0000 http://blog.oup.com/?p=12266#comment-382439 [...] Here are a few of their lists. I find their similarities as interesting as their differences. from The Oxford University Press from Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary (This list was determined not by a committee or vote but by [...] [...] Here are a few of their lists. I find their similarities as interesting as their differences. from The Oxford University Press from Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary (This list was determined not by a committee or vote but by [...]

]]> By: Lexicographers for Palin » Spectator Blogs http://blog.oup.com/2010/11/refudiate-2/#comment-285319 Lexicographers for Palin » Spectator Blogs Mon, 06 Aug 2012 12:09:49 +0000 http://blog.oup.com/?p=12266#comment-285319 [...] Oxford English Dictionary has just named “refudiate” word of the year. The Oxford link seems to be crashing at the moment, from volume, no doubt.Last year, apparently, it was [...] [...] Oxford English Dictionary has just named “refudiate” word of the year. The Oxford link seems to be crashing at the moment, from volume, no doubt.Last year, apparently, it was [...]

]]> By: The phrase of the year: Climate Hawk* | Rhetoric.com http://blog.oup.com/2010/11/refudiate-2/#comment-283504 The phrase of the year: Climate Hawk* | Rhetoric.com Wed, 25 Jul 2012 22:02:19 +0000 http://blog.oup.com/?p=12266#comment-283504 [...] The staid editors of Merriam-Webster named ‘austerity’ the 2010 Word of the Year.  Meanwhile, the trendier New Oxford American Dictionary‘s 2010 Word of the Year isSarah Palin’s ‘refudiate’. [...] [...] The staid editors of Merriam-Webster named ‘austerity’ the 2010 Word of the Year.  Meanwhile, the trendier New Oxford American Dictionary‘s 2010 Word of the Year isSarah Palin’s ‘refudiate’. [...]

]]> By: Do You Suffer From Tweet Regret? | She Posts http://blog.oup.com/2010/11/refudiate-2/#comment-271636 Do You Suffer From Tweet Regret? | She Posts Thu, 26 Apr 2012 03:51:00 +0000 http://blog.oup.com/?p=12266#comment-271636 [...] by the blogosphere, but the gaffe got so much attention that it resulted in the word being named 2010 word of the year by Oxford New American [...] [...] by the blogosphere, but the gaffe got so much attention that it resulted in the word being named 2010 word of the year by Oxford New American [...]

]]> By: Sammy http://blog.oup.com/2010/11/refudiate-2/#comment-251079 Sammy Sat, 18 Feb 2012 23:21:08 +0000 http://blog.oup.com/?p=12266#comment-251079 'Nom Noms' Honestly, if i hear anyone using that word they're just retarded, it should have an age limit. Which grown man would look at a platter of food and say "yeah Non Noms". It even looks weird being capitalized!. in what context could this word be effectively used and the meaning is projected without sounding retarded?? ‘Nom Noms’
Honestly, if i hear anyone using that word they’re just retarded, it should have an age limit. Which grown man would look at a platter of food and say “yeah Non Noms”. It even looks weird being capitalized!.

in what context could this word be effectively used and the meaning is projected without sounding retarded??

]]> By: Alex http://blog.oup.com/2010/11/refudiate-2/#comment-246871 Alex Wed, 11 Jan 2012 21:25:07 +0000 http://blog.oup.com/?p=12266#comment-246871 Funny list, specially vuvuzela Funny list, specially vuvuzela

]]> By: Malamanteau Mania http://blog.oup.com/2010/11/refudiate-2/#comment-233306 Malamanteau Mania Fri, 07 Oct 2011 21:22:13 +0000 http://blog.oup.com/?p=12266#comment-233306 Refudiate looks like a malamanteau to me! :) Refudiate looks like a malamanteau to me! :)

]]> By: Glee Episode Guide http://blog.oup.com/2010/11/refudiate-2/#comment-228774 Glee Episode Guide Tue, 06 Sep 2011 00:26:43 +0000 http://blog.oup.com/?p=12266#comment-228774 I guess I would DEFINITELY be considered a Gleek since I started a website showcasing all the episodes of Glee! I guess I would DEFINITELY be considered a Gleek since I started a website showcasing all the episodes of Glee!

]]> By: The New York Times’ Words of the Year | ChelseaBunn http://blog.oup.com/2010/11/refudiate-2/#comment-214991 The New York Times’ Words of the Year | ChelseaBunn Mon, 04 Apr 2011 08:53:46 +0000 http://blog.oup.com/?p=12266#comment-214991 [...] Refudiate is almost a better word than vuvuzela, because it’s not so much a real word as a neologism, one much of America attributes to Sarah Palin, the former governor of Alaska, who used it in a Twitter message in July. (She took a real shellacking for that.) The Oxford University Press called it the word of the year. [...] [...] Refudiate is almost a better word than vuvuzela, because it’s not so much a real word as a neologism, one much of America attributes to Sarah Palin, the former governor of Alaska, who used it in a Twitter message in July. (She took a real shellacking for that.) The Oxford University Press called it the word of the year. [...]

]]> By: javadic http://blog.oup.com/2010/11/refudiate-2/#comment-205323 javadic Tue, 15 Feb 2011 15:48:09 +0000 http://blog.oup.com/?p=12266#comment-205323 "Nom nom nom nom" is also a colloquial/children's expression in Farsi meaning "delicious." “Nom nom nom nom” is also a colloquial/children’s expression in Farsi meaning “delicious.”

]]> By: zip http://blog.oup.com/2010/11/refudiate-2/#comment-205303 zip Tue, 15 Feb 2011 10:08:16 +0000 http://blog.oup.com/?p=12266#comment-205303 Why does America need to usurp the English Language - "our language" ???? Is it so insecure in this time when it is facing the irrefutable evidence of its own demise? American English ... is just that, American ENGLISH .. a variant of an original. Its ability to adapt is not American at all. It comes from its historical roots. Asian students of English are seduced by America's past glory as number 1, into thinking that American English is somehow normal, even desirable because it is so recognisable (cultural imperialism?). Unfortunately, like most Americans, Asian students of English are often ignorant of the fact that it is spoken by so many millions in so many other countries and that these others don't speak "american english", that that form of English is only a variant of a much bigger family of languages, all connected by their historical roots. This ignorant cultural imperialism continues ... I guess it's like the orchestra playing even while the Titanic was sinking ... Your language ?? is English first, and the American variant second. Why does America need to usurp the English Language – “our language” ???? Is it so insecure in this time when it is facing the irrefutable evidence of its own demise? American English … is just that, American ENGLISH .. a variant of an original. Its ability to adapt is not American at all. It comes from its historical roots.

Asian students of English are seduced by America’s past glory as number 1, into thinking that American English is somehow normal, even desirable because it is so recognisable (cultural imperialism?). Unfortunately, like most Americans, Asian students of English are often ignorant of the fact that it is spoken by so many millions in so many other countries and that these others don’t speak “american english”, that that form of English is only a variant of a much bigger family of languages, all connected by their historical roots.

This ignorant cultural imperialism continues … I guess it’s like the orchestra playing even while the Titanic was sinking …

Your language ?? is English first, and the American variant second.

]]> By: The Words of the Year via NY Times | NY French Geek http://blog.oup.com/2010/11/refudiate-2/#comment-205301 The Words of the Year via NY Times | NY French Geek Tue, 15 Feb 2011 09:47:41 +0000 http://blog.oup.com/?p=12266#comment-205301 [...] Refudiate is almost a better word than vuvuzela, because it’s not so much a real word as a neologism, one much of America attributes to Sarah Palin, the former governor of Alaska, who used it in a Twitter message in July. (She took a real shellacking for that.) The Oxford University Press called it the word of the year. [...] [...] Refudiate is almost a better word than vuvuzela, because it’s not so much a real word as a neologism, one much of America attributes to Sarah Palin, the former governor of Alaska, who used it in a Twitter message in July. (She took a real shellacking for that.) The Oxford University Press called it the word of the year. [...]

]]> By: apodyopsis /ˌæpəʊdaɪˈɒpsɪs/ « The Etyman™ Language Blog http://blog.oup.com/2010/11/refudiate-2/#comment-202752 apodyopsis /ˌæpəʊdaɪˈɒpsɪs/ « The Etyman™ Language Blog Wed, 02 Feb 2011 15:11:58 +0000 http://blog.oup.com/?p=12266#comment-202752 [...] The definitions can be seen at the OUP blog. [...] [...] The definitions can be seen at the OUP blog. [...]

]]> By: Wanted: Word for the Year for 2011 « Tongue-lashings from the Vicious Circle http://blog.oup.com/2010/11/refudiate-2/#comment-200890 Wanted: Word for the Year for 2011 « Tongue-lashings from the Vicious Circle Fri, 21 Jan 2011 18:26:36 +0000 http://blog.oup.com/?p=12266#comment-200890 [...] New Oxford American Dictionary dubbed “refudiate” the word of 2010, following it’s 2009 word [...] [...] New Oxford American Dictionary dubbed “refudiate” the word of 2010, following it’s 2009 word [...]

]]> By: Årets ord 2010 « ÖVERSÄTTARBLOGGEN http://blog.oup.com/2010/11/refudiate-2/#comment-200647 Årets ord 2010 « ÖVERSÄTTARBLOGGEN Thu, 20 Jan 2011 16:15:25 +0000 http://blog.oup.com/?p=12266#comment-200647 [...] New Oxford American Dictionary [...] [...] New Oxford American Dictionary [...]

]]> By: The Catalyst Club | alisonamazed http://blog.oup.com/2010/11/refudiate-2/#comment-199931 The Catalyst Club | alisonamazed Sat, 15 Jan 2011 06:40:12 +0000 http://blog.oup.com/?p=12266#comment-199931 [...] doing the naming and what you’re reading, because the New Oxford American Dictionary made it Word of the Year (Maybe refudiate will be Sarah Palin’s lifetime achievement?) Dr. Lynne was definitely [...] [...] doing the naming and what you’re reading, because the New Oxford American Dictionary made it Word of the Year (Maybe refudiate will be Sarah Palin’s lifetime achievement?) Dr. Lynne was definitely [...]

]]> By: Vuvuzela: Robbed in 2010 « Mighty Red Pen http://blog.oup.com/2010/11/refudiate-2/#comment-199895 Vuvuzela: Robbed in 2010 « Mighty Red Pen Sat, 15 Jan 2011 00:35:35 +0000 http://blog.oup.com/?p=12266#comment-199895 [...] Oxford University Press USA got the party started with refudiate, the word everyone loves to hate. (This would be a good time to share the excellent post by Stan Carey at Sentence First, “‘Not a word’ is not an argument.”) [...] [...] Oxford University Press USA got the party started with refudiate, the word everyone loves to hate. (This would be a good time to share the excellent post by Stan Carey at Sentence First, “‘Not a word’ is not an argument.”) [...]

]]> By: The Mystery of the Missing Blog, post 1…and The Catalyst Club! | alisonamazed http://blog.oup.com/2010/11/refudiate-2/#comment-199848 The Mystery of the Missing Blog, post 1…and The Catalyst Club! | alisonamazed Fri, 14 Jan 2011 15:32:57 +0000 http://blog.oup.com/?p=12266#comment-199848 [...] doing the naming and what you’re reading, because the New Oxford American Dictionary made it Word of the Year (Maybe refudiate will be Sarah Palin’s lifetime achievement?) Dr. Lynne was definitely [...] [...] doing the naming and what you’re reading, because the New Oxford American Dictionary made it Word of the Year (Maybe refudiate will be Sarah Palin’s lifetime achievement?) Dr. Lynne was definitely [...]

]]> By: Refudiate: New Oxford American Dictionary’s word of the year « In other words… ou en d'autres mots… http://blog.oup.com/2010/11/refudiate-2/#comment-198559 Refudiate: New Oxford American Dictionary’s word of the year « In other words… ou en d'autres mots… Wed, 05 Jan 2011 01:33:12 +0000 http://blog.oup.com/?p=12266#comment-198559 [...] Refudiate: New Oxford American Dictionary’s word of the year by Julie on January 5, 2011 According to the New Oxford American Dictionary, “refudiate” is the word of the year 2010. It’s a verb “used loosely to mean reject”, a mix of “refute” and “repudiate” (http://blog.oup.com/2010/11/refudiate-2/). [...] [...] Refudiate: New Oxford American Dictionary’s word of the year by Julie on January 5, 2011 According to the New Oxford American Dictionary, “refudiate” is the word of the year 2010. It’s a verb “used loosely to mean reject”, a mix of “refute” and “repudiate” (http://blog.oup.com/2010/11/refudiate-2/). [...]

]]> By: The Year in Language News: An Undefinitive Smattering from 2010 http://blog.oup.com/2010/11/refudiate-2/#comment-198034 The Year in Language News: An Undefinitive Smattering from 2010 Thu, 30 Dec 2010 19:02:30 +0000 http://blog.oup.com/?p=12266#comment-198034 [...] Read the Beyond Words commentary on Refudiate-Gate 2010: Language and Politics: Palin Refudiates Critics Read about the Oxford American Dictionary selection: OUP USA 2010 Word of the Year: Refudiate [...] [...] Read the Beyond Words commentary on Refudiate-Gate 2010: Language and Politics: Palin Refudiates Critics Read about the Oxford American Dictionary selection: OUP USA 2010 Word of the Year: Refudiate [...]

]]> By: The Indian Word of the Year: Twitstorm http://blog.oup.com/2010/11/refudiate-2/#comment-197584 The Indian Word of the Year: Twitstorm Mon, 27 Dec 2010 05:45:56 +0000 http://blog.oup.com/?p=12266#comment-197584 [...] their word of the year (close cousin to deficit), while the Oxford American Dictionary plumped for refudiate (though it refudiated including it in the published dictionary). The favourite dictionary of yours [...] [...] their word of the year (close cousin to deficit), while the Oxford American Dictionary plumped for refudiate (though it refudiated including it in the published dictionary). The favourite dictionary of yours [...]

]]> By: peter frazier http://blog.oup.com/2010/11/refudiate-2/#comment-196036 peter frazier Sun, 19 Dec 2010 18:51:22 +0000 http://blog.oup.com/?p=12266#comment-196036 Sarah is just too dumb to know better, I am sure she thought that was a word! Sarah is just too dumb to know better, I am sure she thought that was a word!

]]> By: apodyopsis /ˌæpəʊdaɪˈɒpsɪs/ | The Word Guy™ Blog http://blog.oup.com/2010/11/refudiate-2/#comment-195211 apodyopsis /ˌæpəʊdaɪˈɒpsɪs/ | The Word Guy™ Blog Wed, 15 Dec 2010 16:31:54 +0000 http://blog.oup.com/?p=12266#comment-195211 [...] The definitions can be seen at the OUP blog. [...] [...] The definitions can be seen at the OUP blog. [...]

]]> By: Word of the day « Homepaddock http://blog.oup.com/2010/11/refudiate-2/#comment-195020 Word of the day « Homepaddock Tue, 14 Dec 2010 03:21:55 +0000 http://blog.oup.com/?p=12266#comment-195020 [...] Refudiate - reject. ( Oxford American Dictionary ‘s word of the year). [...] [...] Refudiate – reject. ( Oxford American Dictionary ‘s word of the year). [...]

]]> By: Refudiate: OUP USA Word Of The Year | mgpcpastor’s blog http://blog.oup.com/2010/11/refudiate-2/#comment-191847 Refudiate: OUP USA Word Of The Year | mgpcpastor’s blog Mon, 29 Nov 2010 04:04:05 +0000 http://blog.oup.com/?p=12266#comment-191847 [...] Refudiate has been named the New Oxford American Dictionary’s 2010 Word of the Year I’ve posted about the word and its origin here. refudiate verb used loosely to mean “reject”: she called on them to refudiate the proposal to build a mosque. [origin — blend of refute and repudiate] [...] [...] Refudiate has been named the New Oxford American Dictionary’s 2010 Word of the Year I’ve posted about the word and its origin here. refudiate verb used loosely to mean “reject”: she called on them to refudiate the proposal to build a mosque. [origin — blend of refute and repudiate] [...]

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