<html><body><font size="3" face="ui-sans-serif, sans-serif">The American Dialect Society's words-of-the-year vote turns out some of the best, most well-received results out of all the WOTYs revealed year-long. <b>Our WOTY is the capper</b>, the finisher, the one to beat, the big jewel on the crown, the Auld Mug, the Ashes, the Stanley Cup, the Lombardi Trophy, etc., etc. <br><br>And we have nothing to sell, except the idea that language change is interesting and normal, and that if you peek into the world of linguistics by this peephole, it can lead you to a zillion other <b>amazing thrills in all the fields of linguistics</b>.<br><br>As always,<b> insiders like you</b>, with your keen eye, your immersion in the world of language, maybe soaking in the swirl of student talk and the joshing of colleagues who see the cycles of language repeating decade after decade, <b>you are the best</b> at making meaningful word-of-the-year nominations!<br><br><b>Please make your nominations here: <a href="https://bit.ly/WOTY2024noms">https://bit.ly/WOTY2024noms</a></b><br><br>You can also upload a list of words you've been watching all year at the same link: <a href="https://bit.ly/WOTY2024noms">https://bit.ly/WOTY2024noms</a><br><br>You can fill out the form as many times as you like between now and 11:59 PM Eastern on December 31st. <br><br>Go bananas!<br><br>Again, the magic link is <a href="https://bit.ly/WOTY2024noms">https://bit.ly/WOTY2024noms</a><br><br><b>Also send it to your students</b>, your family, and those particular weirdos in your life who keep talking to you about cool language stuff they found this year. <br><br>Best wishes, <br><br>Grant Barrett<br>American Dialect Society<br>Vice President of Communications and Technology<br><a href="http://www.americandialect.org">http://www.americandialect.org</a><br><a href="mailto:grantbarrett@gmail.com">grantbarrett@gmail.com</a></font><br></body></html>