Comments on: Merriam Webster word of the year: Bailout http://thestandard.org.nz/merriam-webster-word-of-the-year-bailout/ The New Zealand labour movement used to have its own newspaper. A group of us thought that now might be a good time for it to be digitally reborn: The Standard v2.0 - now in a new format The Standard v3.0 Mon, 28 May 2012 07:21:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: QoT http://thestandard.org.nz/merriam-webster-word-of-the-year-bailout/comment-page-1/#comment-108598 QoT Wed, 03 Dec 2008 08:45:18 +0000 http://www.thestandard.org.nz/?p=6031#comment-108598 @ Akldnut - and that's pronounced <i>how</i>? *is perturbed* @ Akldnut – and that’s pronounced how? *is perturbed*

]]> By: Akldnut http://thestandard.org.nz/merriam-webster-word-of-the-year-bailout/comment-page-1/#comment-108592 Akldnut Wed, 03 Dec 2008 08:04:34 +0000 http://www.thestandard.org.nz/?p=6031#comment-108592 Rave you missed one Precipice - the place we're all standing now that  UFACTIONIONALMP are in govt. Rave you missed one

Precipice – the place we’re all standing now that  UFACTIONIONALMP are in govt.

]]> By: rave http://thestandard.org.nz/merriam-webster-word-of-the-year-bailout/comment-page-1/#comment-108589 rave Wed, 03 Dec 2008 07:39:14 +0000 http://www.thestandard.org.nz/?p=6031#comment-108589 Bailout as in socialism for the rich. Trepidation as in banks on the precipice waiting for the socialist bailout. Rogue as in a solvent bank. Bipartisan as in socialist bailouts for the rich by the poor. Turmoil that follows trepidation without bailouts. Mysogeny as in women as mavericks. Bailout as in socialism for the rich.
Trepidation as in banks on the precipice waiting for the socialist bailout.
Rogue as in a solvent bank.
Bipartisan as in socialist bailouts for the rich by the poor.
Turmoil that follows trepidation without bailouts.
Mysogeny as in women as mavericks.

]]> By: QoT http://thestandard.org.nz/merriam-webster-word-of-the-year-bailout/comment-page-1/#comment-108585 QoT Wed, 03 Dec 2008 06:59:27 +0000 http://www.thestandard.org.nz/?p=6031#comment-108585 It's also a "gyny" not a "geny" ianmac. It’s also a “gyny” not a “geny” ianmac.

]]> By: ianmac http://thestandard.org.nz/merriam-webster-word-of-the-year-bailout/comment-page-1/#comment-108559 ianmac Wed, 03 Dec 2008 04:15:42 +0000 http://www.thestandard.org.nz/?p=6031#comment-108559 Con: You're right. I thought it was a mys rather than a mis. A bit of a rouge word eh! Con: You’re right. I thought it was a mys rather than a mis. A bit of a rouge word eh!

]]> By: Con http://thestandard.org.nz/merriam-webster-word-of-the-year-bailout/comment-page-1/#comment-108556 Con Wed, 03 Dec 2008 04:05:00 +0000 http://www.thestandard.org.nz/?p=6031#comment-108556 "Mysogeny"? Not in <em>my</em> dictionary. I guess it's a neologism meaning "creation of mystery" “Mysogeny”? Not in my dictionary. I guess it’s a neologism meaning “creation of mystery”

]]> By: ianmac http://thestandard.org.nz/merriam-webster-word-of-the-year-bailout/comment-page-1/#comment-108554 ianmac Wed, 03 Dec 2008 04:01:04 +0000 http://www.thestandard.org.nz/?p=6031#comment-108554 Insider: "rouge" polls make me go all pink! :) Insider: “rouge” polls make me go all pink! :)

]]> By: insider http://thestandard.org.nz/merriam-webster-word-of-the-year-bailout/comment-page-1/#comment-108552 insider Wed, 03 Dec 2008 03:46:39 +0000 http://www.thestandard.org.nz/?p=6031#comment-108552 At least it wasn't rouge. I got sick of all those rouge polls before Christmas. And vet? I had no idea Pete Hodgson was so popular At least it wasn’t rouge. I got sick of all those rouge polls before Christmas. And vet? I had no idea Pete Hodgson was so popular

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