Intended bushisms?
Considering how easily Bush's vast army of ghostwriters and advisors ought to be able to reduce the number of bushisms substantially and the obvious value of bushisms in the task to keep public...
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When I first heard the term "Bushism" (related to Dubya; I guess wasn't paying too much attention to Bush I), I realized that his malaprops had been conceptualized. Before that point, I thought: The...
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"a Clintonism""a Reaganism""a Carterism""Fordism" referring to the economic/industrial ideas and influences of Henry Ford is so widespread as to make sorting out "Fordism" as a word or phrase...
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I am on the good Dr's side on this one. Sorry, Eliza. I would prefer "used" under these circumstances.
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Sorry about the blood, rabbi.Sometimes it's hard to tell in advance just how long a 2x4 will be needed.
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penposthumous postxsjsx: What I find interesting is that his father had the same trait. Might it somehow be genetic or related to some particular pattern of thinking? DNA know that? Especially when...
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To explore your view, let us suppose that at some point in the future, a person named, oh, I don't know, Doolittle, were to stand for office. The press might then refer to "pro-Doolittle" and...
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I think WlmJames makes a good point - an "ism" isn't just words when it comes to, say, Stalinism or Castroism. One of the cites by Dr. Techie does have an early date (the 'Trumanism' one), the others...
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Churchillism.Not many instances on the net, but it is used here by one of his political successors.
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The term "Yogi Berraism," referring to that famed baseball player's (sometimes deliberate) malaprops has some currency. Usenet posts using the term go back to 1992--long before Dubya was on the...
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OK, ever the spoiler.... What's to choose between a "malaprop" versus a "malapropism"? I've always said (infrequently enough) the latter. Assuming the Sheridan character "Mrs. Malaprop" was the basis...
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No, placebo is simply the Latin for 'I shall please', the first medical usage being from 1785. You're right that Mrs Malaprop, from Sheridan's The Rivals, was the source of malapropism. I've never...
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I see that not everyone is convinced that this use of -ism is not a modern invention. As I already noted, it's well-established enough to be listed in the OED2. At this site you can see a piece...
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"Malaprop," meaning a malapropism, is common enough. It's listed in AHD, M-W, and the OED. It even predates the "malapropism" form.
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I don't know on what basis xsjsx says "Twainism-never" but it certainly isn't from googling. Hundreds of examples, including one from 1991 here.
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"Your search - cache:_VRRiZZZRjoJ:sundial.ccs.yorku.ca/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind9612&L=twain-l&F=&S=&P=975 Twainisms - did not match any documents. "hmmm.....
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The "Churchillism" cited above is a perfect example of what I meant... it is used like 'Stalinism'; it means a philosophy, not a verbal peculiarity. Since the "Bushism" use clearly goes back to the...
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