Normalcy

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"A return to normalcy" was U.S. Presidential candidate Warren Harding’s campaign promise in the election of 1920.  Although detractors believed that the word was a neologism as well as a malapropism coined by Harding (as opposed to the more accepted term normality), there was contemporary discussion and evidence found that normalcy was listed in dictionaries as far back as 1857.^[1][2]

Contents 1 See also 2 Use in Modern Culture 3 References 4 External links

[edit] See also

• Creeping normalcy

[edit] Use in Modern Culture

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"A return to normalcy" is mentioned in the T.V. series, Chuck, in Season 2, Episode 12.

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1. ^ "normalcy", Answers.com.
2. ^ The Mavens' Word of the Day: normalcy, June 25, 1999, randomhouse.com.

Joelene Brown - Columbia Cafe - Takapuna - In preparations for a presentation. - JB quoted the word 'normalcy' when referring to the state she would like to return to. Stuart looked on in amazement saying this was not a 'real' word and then was proved wrong... he had to pick up the tab! - respect JB.

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Look up normalcy in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.

• "Normalcy", The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, 3rd ed., edited by E. D. Hirsch, Jr., et al. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2002. ISBN 0618226478.
• "A Time for Normalcy" by Evan Jenkins, Columbia Journalism Review, January/February 2002.