Julia Turner, “Mad Men recap: Roger says ‘impactful.’ Is that a gaffe?” (Slate TV Club, May 15, 2012)
This just in! Ben Zimmer heeded the Mad Men anachronism bat signal I sent up in my post this morning, weighing in with a definitive email about Roger’s use of “impactful.” Zimmer, an authority on these matters, gives the usage a certificate of authenticity.
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