Fungible Pundits

fungible being of such a nature that one part or quantity may be replaced by another equal part or quantity in the satisfaction of an obligation [INTERCHANGEABLE]

pundit one who gives opinions in an authoritative manner[POLITICAL]

A new word, fungible, seems to have entered the vocabulary of the pundits. Recently, two pundits were heard to say the word. The listener, having no idea what was meant, consulted a dictionary. The above definition was the result. One of the examples given was oil, wheat, and lumber are fungible commodities.

So, is the general public to believe that Republicans, Democrats, and other species of politicos are equal and interchangeable? Ha! The lesson in all this is for the pundits to learn that plucking an esoteric term from a thesaurus or other source is not a good talking point. Not everyone will rush to a dictionary for its meaning, but having done so may be puzzled by its use for political punditry.