Date: Tue, 7 Jan 1997 13:45:04 -0500

From: Wayne Glowka wglowka[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]MAIL.GAC.PEACHNET.EDU

Subject: Re: WOTY



Wayne, wasn't the winner "(hyphen)mom"?



Yes, it was, although the hyphen was David's joke. The Chicago Sun-Times

got the story wrong and the error was spread by AP. Peter Jennings should

be told that "the phrase" is accented like a compound word despite its

spelling.













Wayne Glowka

Professor of English

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Georgia College & State University

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