Date: Wed, 5 Nov 1997 16:55:48 -0800

From: "A. Maberry" maberry[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]U.WASHINGTON.EDU

Subject: Re: Nominations for Words of the Year





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.





Maybe the Jerry Maguire phrase of the year could be reduced to simply

"Show me the ________!" In Seattle during the baseball playoffs there

were bumper stickers "Show me the Pennant!" (This phrase has fallen

out of favor, for obvious reasons.)



Allen

maberry[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]u.washington.edu