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very true. however the obamaism is happening all over the world.
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pterodactyl commented on the word obamaism
I saw this word in a newspaper article today. I presume it means something like "the political philosophy of Barack Obama", but it's not the meaning that interests me, it's the construction of the word.
Adding the suffix "ism" to a word that ends in a vowel, such as "Obama", seems intuitively wrong. I'd definitely prefer "Obamism", or possibly "Obamatism". I'm not sure why I feel this way, but I suspect it has something to do with the way English handles adjacent vowels.
How do you guys feel about it?
May 5, 2009
chained_bear commented on the word obamaism
It's an awkward construction, to be sure. I'd think "Obamism" would work better, but who am I to say.
May 5, 2009
madmouth commented on the word obamaism
It would rhyme with onanism that way, which the man surely inspires in college students across the land.
May 6, 2009