Made Up Words

Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin once used the word "Refudiate" and became the butt of jokes for weeks.  The bigger joke was her Shakespeare liked to coin new words comment after the fact.

She also said that English is a living language. That is the truth!

What reminded me about her gaff was my recent Zweiback Pie blog post where I used the phrase "creamy-custardy." Custardy isn't a word, yet most people would understand the meaning.

How can that be?

Think about it. Where do words come from?

Words are a mix and match, mishmash of other words that become commonly understood by others.

Not long ago, words and phrases like internet, email, web browser and bandwidth were nearly unheard from the mouth of everyday people.

Do you know where the word "Blog" originates?  It's a weB LOG.

Yes, the English language is a living language. Morphing and everchanging into something new and exciting.

And that's a fact you can't refudiate.