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bailey66
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neologism

Postby bailey66 » Thu Nov 20, 2014 12:28 am

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neologism
ne·ol·o·gism [ nee óllə jìzzəm ] (plural ne·ol·o·gisms) or ne·ol·o·gy [ nee ólləjee ] (plural ne·ol·o·gies) noun 1. new word or meaning: a recently coined word or phrase, or a recently extended meaning of an existing word or phrase 2. coinage of new words: the practice of coining new ...
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Re: neologism

Postby Slava » Wed Dec 03, 2014 10:50 pm

Hard to believe we haven't seen this one before. Hard to believe I've always pronounced it incorrectly, too, putting the stress on the ne.

Do we start talking about neOcons in government, now?

My spell-check doesn't like neocons, it suggests scone. I think I would prefer the latter, if I can please.
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