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OP A politician, quoted in the good ol' Grauniad on Saturday, spoke of some MPs receiving an 'ignoral' from the Ministry of Defence. Having LIU'd (quick google search), it appears to have been a favourite term of a former (as in 'late') political figure called George Brown.
But it isn't in the dictionary.
The awful thing is that I think it should be there. I think the world needs a word that represents the noun form of the verb 'to ignore'. Ignorance, alas, is already taken. I would have voted for 'ignoration' myself, but since ignoral has already been coined...
What say the Ayleurs about this coinage?
Perhaps more importantly, can the collective erudition of this group come up with a 'legitimate' word that already fulfils this purpose?
cheer
the sunshine warrior
Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Ignoral shanks 03/19/01 09:33 AM Re: Ignoral belligerentyouth 03/19/01 10:03 AM Re: Ignoral nemo 03/19/01 10:06 AM Re: Ignoral Jackie 03/19/01 11:53 AM Re: Ignoral tsuwm 03/19/01 02:27 PM Re: Ignoral wwh 03/19/01 03:12 PM Re: Ignoral maverick 03/19/01 03:42 PM Re: Ignoral wwh 03/19/01 03:45 PM Ignoration NicholasW 03/20/01 08:19 AM That settles it! shanks 03/20/01 09:40 AM
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