Date:  Wed, 8 Jan 1997 11:19:37 -0700
From:  William King <wfking[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]CCIT.ARIZONA.EDU>
Subject: Re: WOTY

On Tue, 7 Jan 1997, Wayne Glowka wrote:
> >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.
Jennings had the pronunciation correct, and I'm sure that he knows
what a compound noun is. That said, his point was that the word of the
year is two words. He then said that at least it wasn't some phrase that
I can't remember. It is several words long, new, and common enough to be
recognized by a wide audience.
Bill King
University of Arizona