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

[Laurence Horn]

That would be fine if they intended to invent that particular adverb.  Most previous users were happy enough with “sycophantically”.

> On Mar 24, 2018, at 12:02 AM, Dennis During <dcduring at GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> 
> The NYT must have meant "sychophantishly".  I understand that they can't
> afford copy editors anymore.
> 
> On Fri, Mar 23, 2018 at 11:58 PM, Mark Mandel <mark.a.mandel at gmail.com>
> wrote:
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>> And "synchopated" is itself a graphical portmanteau of "syn*ch*ronized" and
>> "syn*c*opated" (graphical because the blend is inaudible). Right, Laurence?
>> 
>> Mark

That was my assumption.  Not quite as creative as the “lip-singing” of yore.

LH
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>> 
>> 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
>> wa=
>> r
>>> in Yemen online
>>> 
>>> 
>>> https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/19/opinion/mohammed-bin-
>> salman-america-ye=
>> men.html
>>> 
>>> you=E2=80=99ll 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=E2=80=99s 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-da=
>> y
>>> 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, =E2=80=9Csynchophantishly=E2=80=9D, evidently a chimerical blend
>> of =
>> the (I assume)
>>> intended =E2=80=9Csycophantically=E2=80=9D with
>> =E2=80=9Csynchopatedly=E2=
>> =80=9D or something (it=E2=80=99s tough to
>>> work out the synchopation with the Saudis), and God knows where the -ish-
>>> came from, but it does sound negative.  =E2=80=9CSlavishly=E2=80=9D
>> maybe=
>> ?
>>> 
>>> 
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