[Ads-l] Adverb of the day (invented by NYT)

[Mark Mandel]

And "synchopated" is itself a graphical portmanteau of "syn*ch*ronized" and
"syn*c*opated" (graphical because the blend is inaudible). Right, Laurence?

Mark


On Wed, Mar 21, 2018, 7:30 PM Laurence Horn <laurence.horn at yale.edu> wrote:

> If you read the antepenultimate paragraph of the lead editorial on the war
> in Yemen online
>
>
> https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/19/opinion/mohammed-bin-salman-america-yemen.html
>
> you’ll find the last paragraph reading this way (quickly, before they
> correct it):
>
>
> Three senators, Bernie Sanders, a Vermont independent; Chris Murphy, a
> Connecticut Democrat; and Mike Lee, a Utah Republican, introduced the
> resolution to end America’s involvement in Yemen and curtail what they view
> as unchecked presidential war-making powers. The administration and some
> lawmakers worked feverishly against the measure in part because its 30-day
> deadline would force them to end a military operation they want to
> continue, and they fear it will ruin relations with Saudi Arabia, whose
> crown prince Mr. Trump is synchophantishly courting.
>
> Yes, “synchophantishly”, evidently a chimerical blend of the (I assume)
> intended “sycophantically” with “synchopatedly” or something (it’s tough to
> work out the synchopation with the Saudis), and God knows where the -ish-
> came from, but it does sound negative.  “Slavishly” maybe?
>
>

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