"refudiate" (v.) repudiate (adj,)
Joel S. Berson
Berson at ATT.NET
Wed Dec 29 20:44:39 UTC 2010
"Refudiate" just a typo, Palin now says. About 2 days ago? In July,
she was apparently saying she wouldn't repudiate (v.) refudiate (v).
Of course, F and P are nearly as far away as can be on the customary
typewriter keyboard. She said "I made a finger-failure", thus
inventing another English term which has not yet reached the OED. ...
Actually, not what she said -- ' "I pressed an F instead of a P and
people freaked out," Palin said. '
http://foolocracy.com/2010/12/refute-repudiate-refudiate-palin-weaves-a-tale-of-typos/
And she's apparently redacted her original Tweet.
Joel
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