co-equal

[Arnold Zwicky]

On Jul 1, 2010, at 5:32 AM, Jon Lighter wrote:

> Arnold, that is correct.

what are you labeling as correct?  that "pundojournalist" is your own invention?

> "PJ" is the official acro-abbreve.

?? "official"?

"PJ" is an established initialism for "photojournalist".  are you (or the JL Academy of Correct English) now stipulating that it is also to be used as an initialism for the new term "pundojournalist"?

> On Thu, Jul 1, 2010 at 12:48 AM, Arnold Zwicky <zwicky at stanford.edu> wrote:
>>
>> On Jun 30, 2010, at 5:24 AM, Jon Lighter wrote:
>>>
>>> A pundojournalist on NPR yesterday characterized Harry Byrd's position on
>>> government...
>>
>> just to note that "pundojournalist" -- with "pundo-" as an incipient affix
>> liberated from "pundocracy" (a well-attested alternative to "punditocracy")
>> and the like -- is apparently Jon's very own creation.

arnold

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