tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7122549.post253896805236565289..comments2023-11-10T16:19:46.880-05:00Comments on Blogslot: Obama Calls America WickedUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7122549.post-29243988946562901742008-07-25T16:43:00.000-04:002008-07-25T16:43:00.000-04:00Great fodder for a negative campaign ad!http://www...Great fodder for a negative campaign ad!<BR/><BR/>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pf3o8JnEcuETootsNYChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08250160403913606481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7122549.post-30457123929100947202008-07-11T22:47:00.000-04:002008-07-11T22:47:00.000-04:00Which is exactly why I check my RSS feed for Blogs...Which is exactly why I check my RSS feed for Blogslot once a day.<BR/>Though I may not pass the litmus test, a loyal reader I am ;-).Ellydisheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391033863054849132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7122549.post-69173322002709100922008-07-11T20:44:00.000-04:002008-07-11T20:44:00.000-04:00The disputed definition is right there. Webster's ...The disputed definition is right there. Webster's New World says it's disputed. I allude to the disputed status and strongly imply that I agree with the disputers. <BR/><BR/>Everything that's interesting in my writing and the talking-about-language business in general takes place in that space between the first appearance of a common mistake and the time when pretty much everyone agrees that common usage has rendered it no longer a mistake.Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01512881095588291721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7122549.post-79145668753722922162008-07-11T20:05:00.000-04:002008-07-11T20:05:00.000-04:00Care to elucidate for us then, Bill?Care to elucidate for us then, Bill?Ellydisheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391033863054849132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7122549.post-20015028008981247612008-07-11T18:17:00.000-04:002008-07-11T18:17:00.000-04:00It's all there, folks. Sometimes I wonder about th...It's all there, folks. Sometimes I wonder about the state of reading comprehension even among those smart and discerning enough to visit this spot. Or maybe I'm just too subtle sometimes :-).Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01512881095588291721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7122549.post-6916167389312905232008-07-11T18:05:00.000-04:002008-07-11T18:05:00.000-04:00I'm not so sure it's a mistake or misuse. My OED r...I'm not so sure it's a mistake or misuse. My OED recognises that 'enormity' is increasingly being used to mean 'enormousness' - perhaps Obama is just part of the vanguard of language change?JD (The Engine Room)https://www.blogger.com/profile/00836972574430969375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7122549.post-345603997787425032008-07-03T21:05:00.000-04:002008-07-03T21:05:00.000-04:00I'm clearly seeing a third definition in there whi...I'm clearly seeing a third definition in there which sort of maybe explains Obama (and the rest of the hoi polloi) in using it interchangeably with <I>enormousness</I> or <I>immensity</I>. The word itself doesn't stem from a root meaning wicked, it stems from a root meaning "pretty darn big." Okay, so it's a pejorative "pretty darn big," but I award points back to him for at least being in the right conceptual neighborhood.<BR/>Even former presidents of the Harvard Law Review make mistakes, shockingly. It is probably not a sin in the eyes of Editor-Jesus.Ellydisheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391033863054849132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7122549.post-22232842161271220672008-07-03T09:12:00.000-04:002008-07-03T09:12:00.000-04:00That surprises me coming from Obama. Thus far, he ...That surprises me coming from Obama. Thus far, he has been impressively precise with the spoken word. I frequently see <I>enormity</I> misused, but that shouldn't be a mistake made by a former president of the Harvard Law Review.H. Philip Asterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00970489392681184111noreply@blogger.com