Friday, April 30, 2010

Promulgate!

I want to make it safe for me to use this word, the way the late Howard Zinn used it:
We should have a history that enhances human values, humane values, values of brotherhood, sisterhood, peace, justice and equality. Those are the values that historians should actively promulgate in writing history.
Yeah, like that. I want to be able to say "here's how we're going to promulgate the new culture" without fear of being ridiculed for making up words. But that will only happen if people hear the word in context enough times. So here's a start, from a quick search of what's going on in the world:

"Oli said the Maoists would not help promulgate the constitution by the deadline."

"That will let HP promulgate its Converged Infrastructure strategy..."

"They have all contributed to promulgate and popularize the now-how and how-to in the domain of securing a sustainable development for all mankind."

"However, Gelb has been so successful in getting out his message that even in criticizing him, critics unwittingly promulgate it."

"EPA has refused to promulgate an antidegradation implementation plan."

"I hope the media promulgate this study's message far and wide..."

"Nepal is yet to promulgate a new Constitution for the country..."

"We are concerned that sites like this one that promulgate inaccurate perceptions of campus safety may result in a breakdown of the important process of sharing publicly accurate information."

It's a good word. We need to make a place for it.

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