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