American Dialect Society Words of the Year Preview

Wed Dec 21 23:05:58 UTC 2005

Vibrant. Enthusiastic. Never unruly.

Dennis

>Isn't it also the only one in which candidates are actually voted on
>by an unruly meeting of members?
>
>Victoria
>
>On Wednesday, December 21, 2005 9:26 AM, Grant Barrett wrote:
>>
>>  Just a quick note that we're preparing for our 16th annual words of
>>  the year vote to be held January 6. The American Dialect Society's
>>  vote is the longest-running and the only one conducted by a non-
>>  commercial entity.
>>
>
>Victoria Neufeldt
>727 9th Street East
>Saskatoon, Sask.
>S7H 0M6
>Canada
>Tel: 306-955-8910

--
Dennis R. Preston
University Distinguished Professor
Department of English
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Michigan State University
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