stupefication

Following on my “Pepsification” posting (about -ify and -ification), Randy Alexander posted on ADS-L on August 29: In 4th grade at a Catholic school, I used “stupefication” in a class assignment, ignorant to the fact that it should have been “stupefaction”.  The seminarian teaching the class held up my paper and laughed at me (what a jerk), offering … Continue reading stupefication