Date: Wed, 5 Nov 1997 17:28:08 -0600

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

Subject: Re: Nominations for Words of the Year



Has "cookies"--that is, those crumbs that get left on your computer after

various internet communications--been considered for WOTY?



Cynthia Bernstein

Auburn Univ.



On Mon, 3 Nov 1997, Allan Metcalf wrote:



Barry Popik sends these:



--RAZZI (as in paperazzi, videorazzi, stalkerazzi, chopperazzi, et al.)



The Word-of-the-Year need not be a "new" word during the year. The most

influential word of the year will do. "Ebonics" was two decades old, but was

still a WOTY contender last year. "Soccer mom" also was older than a year.



"Show Me the Money!" is the Phrase-of-the-Year. The movie JERRY MAGUIRE came

out for the Christmas season of 1996, but the movie's catchphrase became

popular in January 1997.