Quotes: Sarah Palin on Coining “Refudiate”

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“Refudiate,” “misunderestimate,” “wee-wee’d up.” English is a living language. Shakespeare liked to coin new words too. Got to celebrate it!

– SARAH PALIN, laughing off criticism for tweeting the word “refudiate” instead of “refute” in reference to plans to build a mosque at Ground Zero; the tweet has since been corrected

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