Date:  Fri, 22 Dec 1995 11:19:27 -0600

From:  Cynthia Bernstein <bernscy[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]MAIL.AUBURN.EDU>

Subject: Re: Algeo/Barnhart WOTYs



In nominating "sidebar" I assumed its recent popularity stemmed from the

OJ trial.



Cynthia Bernstein

Dept. of English

Auburn University, AL 36849-5203





On Thu, 21 Dec 1995, Rudy Troike wrote:



>     A couple of comments. The one word that seems to have hit me in

> the face most (besides the Web) is <abs> "abdominal muscles". It may have

> been lurking around body-building salons for awhile, but it seems to have

> escaped into public use only this year, providing a nice one-syllable

> match for "buns", the other part of the anatomy that gets the most attention

> in the exercise industry.

>     David's entry of <sidebar> as "aside" is related to, but slightly

> different from the most common referent I've seen for it in the past two

> years, namely a boxed (often with different-shaded background) commentary

> expanding on a point mentioned in an article in a journal. Usually the

> <sidebar> is set to the right or left side of the page, though occasionally

> it may be placed across the bottom. The place I've encountered the term

> most often is PC Magazine.

>     Incidentally, <applets> is mentioned, but has <apps> been recognized

> in previous years' competition? This is the source form, and more widely used.

>     My vote is for <abs>, though I suspect most would support <Web>.

>         Rudy

>