Seems the English language is a-growin' and Shakespalin is the one doing it:

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"Refudiate," "misunderestimate," "wee-wee'd up." English is a living language. Shakespeare liked to coin new words too. Got to celbrate it! (link)

Never knew that she was a conservative descriptivist.

As a bleeding-heart liberal, I have to love it. However, she has made something clearer to me. Her ridiculous use of words makes me realize why sometimes prescriptivists over-react. "Misunderestimate?" "Refudiate?" The new "Bard on Avon?" It's enough to drive one to prescriptivism!

Just a chip off the old Bush.

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Originally posted by Geoff:
Just a chip off the old Bush.

Now that's beyond the palin.

Both are good at impalin' language.

Both are good at impalin' language.

One could say they have the mother tongue over a barrel.