'Refudiate' From Sarah Palin Tops Dictionary's Words of Summer

Words like "refudiate" often make it into the English language. They are called "portmanteau words" and are a combination of two existing words. "Spork" is a combination of "spoon" and "fork" and "smog" is a combination of "smoke" and "fog." So, at some point, "refudiate" might become a legitimate word. Language grows and changes with the times. However, as of now, it is NOT acceptable English usage.

I remember a day when public speaking in America required a command of the English language. Now, we celebrate stupidity and embrace ignorance at every opportunity. What's sad is that the GOP acts like this is something to be proud of, as they ridicule Rhodes Scholars by labeling them "elite" and pretending that intelligence is something to be scoffed at. God help us if they ever actually gain full control again. The Bush years were just a preview of what someone like Palin would bring to the American table....at least until she decided the job was too hard and resigned halfway through her first term, that is.

Is this a syndrome of GOP presidential candidates? W was infamous for flagrantly mangling the English language. Where did they get their educations from anyway? Certainly no Rhode Scholars and it shows!

Then of course there's Jan Brewer. "I have did" and "We have did what we thought best for Arizona". Nothing particularly fancy or colorful about Brewer abuse of the language, rather, pretty darn awkward and embarrassing from a public official. A governor no less

what the heck man this is all so hard to keep up with is there any doubt the end is near

LOL why be so rigid in our verbiage? If it sounds right and is memorable why not adopt it?

No problem, mon! We all speak or write some kind of English, be it American, the Queen's English, or Jamaican!

I can't help wondering if this wasn't a Sarah Palin gaffe if it would have ever seen the light of day. When will these people learn that further sniping at Sarah Palin is preaching to the choir, makes no converts and only serves to strengthen supporters.

Yes, the English language is full of trickeration.

I guess Mr. Diemer,you have never mispronounced or misspelled words in the articles you write. Must be nice to be perfect.