Today's Word of the Day is Romney's Misuse of TUMULT

Willard Mitt Romney used the noun "tumult" over nine times in the debate at Lynn University. He used the noun improperly. Where I come from in New Jersey, we call that "talking out of your ass."

Is Romney smarter than a 5th grader?

During the debate at Lynn University in Boca Raton, Florida, I heard Willard Mitt Romney use the word “tumult” at least 9 times, and then I got tired of counting.

Romney said “we’ve watched this tumult” and “this is a region in tumult” and “we have tumult,” and never used the noun properly. The man barely knows how to speak.

Do we want a President who can’t speak properly? Do we want a President who doesn’t have command of the english language? Do we want a President who constantly has to apologize because he “misspoke.” Do we want a President who is smarter than a 5th grader?

Only you can answer that question. In the meantime, what does “tumult” really mean?

Tumult, which is a noun, and is derived from the latin word tumultus, generally means a commotion or disturbance which creates noise. It also refers to the chatter created by a crowd of people.

Let’s use the word in a sentence that makes sense.

1. His easy demeanor hid the tumult in his mind.

2. My emotions are mired in a tumult of rage and confusion.

3. I should love a pork pie, the very thought “ raises tumults in my breast “ as the hymn has it!

4. Then he became aware of a violent tumult at his side.

5. And then did he hear a tumult and wailing, both at once.

6. If Romney wins the election, the tumult in my heart might cause me to flee to a different country.

Yourdictionary.com provides these sentences as examples of the noun tumult.

Definition: Tumult is a situation of confusion and chaos, especially when there is a lot of loud noise involved.

An example of tumult is the parking lot of a bar that has just caught fire, with a number of people shouting and yelling and everyone acting confused.

Is Willard Mitt Romney smarter than a fifth grader? I think not.

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