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[AAllan at AOL.COM]

Those who want the most up-to-date, thorough, and definitive information on
the origin of the American Dialect Society's Word of the 20th Century should
turn to the Dec. 2002-Jan. 2003 issue of _Comments on Etymology_, edited and
published by Gerald Cohen. This issue has 87 pages of the earliest citations
(including many in facsimile) and commentary. Also a bibliography. You can
read the primary sources and decide for yourself.

The only way you can get this is by writing Cohen at Dept. of Applied Arts
and Cultural Studies; University of Missouri-Rolla; Rolla, Missouri 65401.
Subscriptions are $15 per year for individuals, $19 for libraries and
institutions.

- Allan Metcalf