Re: Fwd: Comment for the ADS Webmaster

[RonButters at AOL.COM]

This is so funny! How do we know that a new word is a "manglement" and not a 
clever new usage? Is anything that George Bush says a mangling just because 
many people think he is an idiot? 

In a message dated 1/2/03 12:38:02 PM, gbarrett at AMERICANDIALECT.ORG writes:


> Forwarded to the list without comment.
> 
> Début du message réexpédié :
> 
> > De: Pasampson at aol.com
> > Date: Thu 2 Jan 2003  12:35:15 America/New_York
> > À: gbarrett at americandialect.org
> > Objet: Comment for the ADS Webmaster
> >
> > Just saw an article in the paper re: the Word of the Year -- please,
> > Please, PLEASE do not encourage President Bush in his mangling of the
> > English language by conferring your approval upon his made-up words
> > such as "embetterment"!
> >
> > Page Sampson
> > Glen Ridge, NJ
> >
> 
>