Re: [EXTERNAL] Re: PRISM/AP kerfluffle, etc

Posted by Carl Tollander on Jul 18, 2013; 4:12am
URL: http://friam.383.s1.nabble.com/The-AP-kerfuffle-tp7583146p7583515.html

Depends on what authorities one defers to.   I first heard the term on a "West Wing" episode.

Kerfluffle sounds so kawaii, like there are fluffy pink kittens involved or something.

On 7/17/13 10:03 PM, Steve Smith wrote:

On 7/17/13 9:01 PM, Carl Tollander wrote:

BTW, just so FRIAMers don't embarrass themselves elsewhere, its "kerfuffle", not "kerfluffle".

http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/kerfuffle#English

everywhere I look, KerfLuffle is a legitimate alternative spelling, however I *do* defer that kerfuffle is closer to the ?original? scots curfuffle...

My ear and palate much prefer "kerfluffle" however

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