Date:  Fri, 14 Nov 1997 10:29:47 -0500
From:  Evan Morris <words1[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]WORD-DETECTIVE.COM>
Subject: Re: Word of the year

At 10:13 AM 11/14/97 -0500, Jeutonne P. Brewer wrote:

>I propose the word "Ebonics" as the word of the year. It has
>probably prompted more discussion about language and dialect--
>both negative and postive--than any other word.

"Ebonics" was the winner in the "Most Controversial" category in 1996. I
notice that "stalkerazzi" was a runner-up for "Most Outrageous" that year.
Are previous years' category winners ever promoted to WOTY?
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Evan Morris
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