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| + | Dear Webmaster, |
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| − | | date = May 12, 2010
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| − | | title = Malamanteau
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| − | | image = malamanteau.png
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| − | | titletext = The article has twenty-three citations, one of which is an obscure manuscript from the 1490s and the other twenty-two are arguments on LanguageLog.
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| − | ==Explanation==
| + | My name is Patricia Dolan. I senior link building acquisition strategist and SEO consultant. |
| − | A {{w|malapropism}} is the use of an incorrect word in place of a word with a similar sound, resulting in a nonsensical utterance. An example of a {{w|malapropism}} is {{w|Yogi Berra}}'s statement: "Texas has a lot of electrical votes," rather than "electoral votes". A {{w|portmanteau}} is a word made up of two or more combined words and their definitions. For example, motel is a portmanteau, from the words motor and hotel. A {{w|neologism}} is simply a newly coined word that is not yet in common use.
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| | + | While performing competition research for my client, I came across https://explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/1 |
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| − | Here, Randall shows a hypothetical Wikipedia page of the word "malamanteau" which is both a portmanteau of "malapropism" and "portmanteau" and a neologism. The method used to create this new word is one of the very words used in the process. This is called a [[917|meta]] or "self-referential" joke.
| + | One of my clients has a website in the similar niche. I was wondering if you could edit one of the relevant blog posts on your website and mention my client’s website on it. I will also provide you edits to make your editorial team’s job easier. |
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| − | "Malamanteau" was originally coined in 2007, when it was proposed by user [http://www.metafilter.com/user/17900 ludwig_van] on [http://www.metafilter.com Metafilter] as a term for language errors like "flustrated" (flustered & frustrated) and "misconscrewed" (misconstrued & screwed).
| + | We are willing to pay a small editorial fee to the quality site for your efforts. |
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| − | The bottom line of the comic (Ever notice how Wikipedia has a few words it ''really'' likes?) is a reference to a large number of Wikipedia pages that start by labeling their subject matter as a malapropism, a portmanteau, or a neologism.
| + | Let me know your paypal email so that my writer can give you specific edits and we can start nurturing long term relationships for my other clients also. |
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| − | In response to this comic, editors at Wikipedia created a {{w|malamanteau}} page. It was deleted multiple times and eventually turned into a redirect to the Wikipedia page for {{w|xkcd}}. Malamanteau and the controversy at Wikipedia got coverage at ''The Economist'' and ''The Boston Globe''.
| + | Patricia Dolan |
| − | | + | Senior Link Acquisition Strategist |
| − | The title text refers to Wikipedia's requirements of citations for a page on there to exist. It also refers to the wide range of places citations can be obtained from, showing a direct opposition due to the use of very different citations (The Language Log arguments are modern and informal, whereas the obscure manuscript is formal and much older). The title text also refers to the fact that [http://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/ Language Log] is frequently used for Wikipedia citations.
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| − | Language Log is a blog that posts content relating to language and linguistics, including things like malapropisms and portmanteaus. While an informal source, it has produced new linguistic terms before, such as {{w|eggcorn}}. Its comments sections frequently contain discussions and arguments about English, whose participants are probably the same people who write Wikipedia articles about linguistic phenomena like malamanteaus. In actual fact, [http://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=2758 Malamanteau] did not appear on Language Log until after this strip. Malamanteau has since been referenced on the Language Log website, with a link to the comic in question. Language Log has referenced xkcd many times before, reposting the comics and linking to the xkcd website.
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| − | The title text jokingly refers to the "malamanteau" citations being Language Log references and a document from the 1490s, in reference to the fact that linguists, like those who post on Language Log, often use old documents as evidence, possibly to prove that construction is a longstanding feature of the language. The joke is that the only references to this word or concept are a 500-year-old document and linguists informally arguing about what it means. In reality, if these citations were the only evidence of the term's use, then it would be unlikely to be a notable feature worthy of a Wikipedia article. Most articles that are only cited by a single website tend to get deleted unless the subject has achieved significant coverage in outside news media.
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| − | ==Transcript==
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| − | :[The strip is set up as the top of a Wikipedia page.]
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| − | :[The Wikipedia logo.]
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| − | :Wikipedia
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| − | :The free encyclopedia
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| − | :[Side navigation options.]
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| − | :Navigation
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| − | :-Main Page
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| − | :-Contents
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| − | :-Featured Content
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| − | :-Current Events
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| − | :[Wikipedia header options.]
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| − | :Article Discussion Edit this page History
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| − | :[The article itself.]
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| − | :Malamanteau
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| − | :From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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| − | :A malamanteau is a neologism for a portmanteau created by incorrectly combining a malapropism with a neologism. It is itself a portmanteau of [...the article cuts off.]
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| − | :[Below the panel.]
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| − | :Ever notice how Wikipedia has a few words it ''really'' likes?
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| − | ==External links==
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| − | *[http://wiki.xkcd.com/irc/Malamanteau Malamanteau] at the xkcd wiki
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| − | *[http://malamanteaus.blogspot.com/ Malamanteaus], a blog dedicated to the creation and proliferation of malamanteaux
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| − | *[http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Malamanteau Malamanteau] at urbandictionary.com
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| − | *[http://wordsquirt.com/Word/View/Malamanteau/dbb34d48-e565-4012-bcc8-56718f351712 Malamanteau] at wordsquirt.com
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| − | *[http://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/index.php?s=malamanteau Entries referencing "malamanteau"] at LanguageLog.com
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| − | *Malamanteau Talk Page Archives {{w|Talk:Malamanteau/Archive 1|1}} and {{w|Talk:Malamanteau/Archive 2|2}} at Wikipedia.com
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| − | *{{w|Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Malamanteau}}
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| − | *{{w|File:Malamanteau page history.jpg|Screen capture}} of the deleted history for the "Malamanteau" page from Wikipedia
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| − | *[//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Log&page=Malamanteau Wikipedia Log for "Malamanteau"]
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| − | *Beutler, William (May 5, 2010) "[http://thewikipedian.net/2010/05/18/much-ado-about-malamanteau/ Much Ado About Malamanteau]". ''The Wikipedian''
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| − | *McKean, Erin (May 30, 2010) "[http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/ideas/articles/2010/05/30/one_day_wonder/ One Day Wonder]". ''The Boston Globe''
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| − | *R.L.G (Nov 4th 2010) "[http://www.economist.com/blogs/johnson/2010/11/neologisms Eggcorn, mashup, malamanteau or other?]". ''The Economonist''
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| − | *July 17, 2007 "[http://ask.metafilter.com/67192/How-to-define-this-language-mistake How to define this language mistake?]" - MetaFilter thread with the first usage
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Dear Webmaster,
My name is Patricia Dolan. I senior link building acquisition strategist and SEO consultant.
While performing competition research for my client, I came across https://explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/1
One of my clients has a website in the similar niche. I was wondering if you could edit one of the relevant blog posts on your website and mention my client’s website on it. I will also provide you edits to make your editorial team’s job easier.
We are willing to pay a small editorial fee to the quality site for your efforts.
Let me know your paypal email so that my writer can give you specific edits and we can start nurturing long term relationships for my other clients also.
Patricia Dolan
Senior Link Acquisition Strategist
SEO Consultant
