Macquarie Dictionary WOTY

[Charles Doyle]

One of the WOTY candidates listed there, in the "Politics" category, is "plausible deniability." That expression dates from the Watergate era, if not earlier!  Has it just arrived in Australia?

--Charlie
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---- Original message ----
>Date: Fri, 12 Jan 2007 14:01:28 -0500
>From: Benjamin Zimmer <bgzimmer at BABEL.LING.UPENN.EDU>
>Subject: Macquarie Dictionary WOTY
>To: ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU

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>Macquarie Dictionary is running an online WOTY contest, with nominees in several categories selected from the dictionary's annual update:
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>http://www.macquariedictionary.com.au/WOTY/WordOfYearIntro.html
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>
>--Ben Zimmer

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