tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4008006782907969381.post9069086612156135154..comments2024-01-01T01:47:59.449+02:00Comments on Yaacov Lozowick's Ruminations: RefudiateYaacovhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12835192312242961481noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4008006782907969381.post-19895564241088965672010-11-17T16:15:59.365+02:002010-11-17T16:15:59.365+02:00On the other hand...
"Those who care have a ...On the other hand...<br /><br /><i>"Those who care have a duty to resist. Changes that occur against such resistance are tested changes. The language is the better for them—and for the resistance."</i> — Jon Ciardi, poet and translatorPaul Mnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4008006782907969381.post-70982985228702380082010-11-17T08:06:36.862+02:002010-11-17T08:06:36.862+02:00"Refudiate" seems to be what Lewis Carro..."Refudiate" seems to be what Lewis Carroll calls a "Portmanteau word." So she's operating in a witty and literate traditionYitzchak Goodmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13478596798458473250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4008006782907969381.post-85525549094356965052010-11-16T12:53:33.266+02:002010-11-16T12:53:33.266+02:00my favourite among changed meanings words is
gay
...my favourite among changed meanings words is<br /><br />gay<br /><br />still in Somerset Maugham it meant merry <br /><br />SilkeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com