Date:  Wed, 11 Jan 1995 18:17:00 EST

From:  Brad Grissom <BGRISSOM[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]UKCC.UKY.EDU>

Subject: German WOTY



Here's what the Society for German Language (GfdS) chose as its Word of

the Year:



  Superwahljahr   'super election year', in reference to the record

  ^^^^^^^^^^^^^   number of local, federal, EU votes



  2. place: Jackpot to celebrate the weeks-long Lottofieber ('lottery

       ^^^^^^^ fever') of the summer



  These are not explained, but I will ask someone tomorrow:



  3.   Unwort       literally, 'un-word'

  4.   Osterweiterung   'continued progress in the East' ?

  5.   Filosofie     obviously, a play on 'philosophy' and Filo (?)



                Source: Deutschland Nachrichten, 6. Jan. 95



Brad Grissom

bgrissom[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]ukcc.uky.edu