Difference between revisions of "Merriam-Webster"
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| − | *The date for [[eminent domain]] is incorrect: 1738.<ref>http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eminent%20domain</ref> The term was used as early as 1625.<ref>[http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-4744152149731401/unrestricted/CONCLS.PDF American Jurispudence, 26, Second Edition, (Rochester, NY: Lawyers Corporation)]</ref> | + | *The date for [[eminent domain]] is incorrect: 1738.<ref>http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eminent%20domain</ref> The term ''dominium eminens'' was used as early as 1625.<ref>[http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-4744152149731401/unrestricted/CONCLS.PDF American Jurispudence, 26, Second Edition, (Rochester, NY: Lawyers Corporation)]</ref> |
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*[[Capital]] is poorly defined as accumulated goods, or the value of those goods, or net worth. It is more commonly used to mean [[liquid assets]] such as [[cash]], [[stocks]], [[bonds]] that can be easily used to acquire [[goods]] and [[services]]. | *[[Capital]] is poorly defined as accumulated goods, or the value of those goods, or net worth. It is more commonly used to mean [[liquid assets]] such as [[cash]], [[stocks]], [[bonds]] that can be easily used to acquire [[goods]] and [[services]]. | ||
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*Merriam-Webster resists including new [[conservative]] terms, such as [[judicial activism]], which dates back to 1947 and has been repeatedly used by the U.S. Supreme Court since 1967, yet is still not included by Merriam-Webster.<ref>See [[Essay:Best New Conservative Words]].</ref> | *Merriam-Webster resists including new [[conservative]] terms, such as [[judicial activism]], which dates back to 1947 and has been repeatedly used by the U.S. Supreme Court since 1967, yet is still not included by Merriam-Webster.<ref>See [[Essay:Best New Conservative Words]].</ref> | ||
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*It gives the following liberal example of use of the derogatory term "hell-bent": "hell-bent to cut taxes again."<ref>1994 edition of Merriam-Webster, p. 539 (quoting the ''New Republic'', a liberal publication).</ref> | *It gives the following liberal example of use of the derogatory term "hell-bent": "hell-bent to cut taxes again."<ref>1994 edition of Merriam-Webster, p. 539 (quoting the ''New Republic'', a liberal publication).</ref> | ||
| − | *It gives the following | + | *It gives the following anti-intellectual example of use of the term "force-feed": "force-feed students with the classics."<ref>1994 edition of Merriam-Webster, p. 455.</ref> |
*The definition of [[liberalism]] as pertaining to politics that is overtly biased towards [[liberal]] perceptions of their "good deeds" states: ": a political philosophy based on belief in progress, the essential goodness of the human race, and the autonomy of the individual and standing for the protection of political and civil liberties,"<ref>http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/liberalism</ref> actually hijacking [[conservative]] values and concealing how liberals demand taxpayer-funded [[abortion]], same-sex marriage, and [[censorship]] of [[classroom prayer]]. | *The definition of [[liberalism]] as pertaining to politics that is overtly biased towards [[liberal]] perceptions of their "good deeds" states: ": a political philosophy based on belief in progress, the essential goodness of the human race, and the autonomy of the individual and standing for the protection of political and civil liberties,"<ref>http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/liberalism</ref> actually hijacking [[conservative]] values and concealing how liberals demand taxpayer-funded [[abortion]], same-sex marriage, and [[censorship]] of [[classroom prayer]]. | ||
Revision as of 16:44, September 18, 2009
Merriam-Webster is the leading dictionary in America, and the descendant of Noah Webster's dictionaries.
However, it has many errors and biases:
- The date for eminent domain is incorrect: 1738.[1] The term dominium eminens was used as early as 1625.[2]
- Capital is poorly defined as accumulated goods, or the value of those goods, or net worth. It is more commonly used to mean liquid assets such as cash, stocks, bonds that can be easily used to acquire goods and services.
- Merriam-Webster resists including new conservative terms, such as judicial activism, which dates back to 1947 and has been repeatedly used by the U.S. Supreme Court since 1967, yet is still not included by Merriam-Webster.[3]
- It gives the following liberal example of use of the derogatory term "hell-bent": "hell-bent to cut taxes again."[4]
- It gives the following anti-intellectual example of use of the term "force-feed": "force-feed students with the classics."[5]
- The definition of liberalism as pertaining to politics that is overtly biased towards liberal perceptions of their "good deeds" states: ": a political philosophy based on belief in progress, the essential goodness of the human race, and the autonomy of the individual and standing for the protection of political and civil liberties,"[6] actually hijacking conservative values and concealing how liberals demand taxpayer-funded abortion, same-sex marriage, and censorship of classroom prayer.
Merriam-Webster uses a disproportionate number of examples from liberal publications, such as the New York Times, for illustrating how terms are used.
For a criticism of the dictionary treatment of the "Common Era," see CE.
External Links
References
- ↑ http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eminent%20domain
- ↑ American Jurispudence, 26, Second Edition, (Rochester, NY: Lawyers Corporation)
- ↑ See Essay:Best New Conservative Words.
- ↑ 1994 edition of Merriam-Webster, p. 539 (quoting the New Republic, a liberal publication).
- ↑ 1994 edition of Merriam-Webster, p. 455.
- ↑ http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/liberalism
