Sports Word of the Year?

[Dan Goncharoff]

Not to mention "Linning!"
DanG



On Sat, Feb 11, 2012 at 5:43 PM, Laurence Horn <laurence.horn at yale.edu> wrote:
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> On Feb 11, 2012, at 4:07 PM, Joel S. Berson wrote:
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>> Take your choice:  Linsanity, Madison Square Guard-Lin,
>> Linternational Love, the last two alleged by the NYTimes today as
>> seen on signs at the Lakers-Knicks game last night.  Or if Jeremy,
>> the first American player of Chinese or Taiwanese descent in the NBA
>> and I believe the only Harvard graduate in the league at the moment,
>> fizzles out later in the season, perhaps Linanity.
>>=20
>> For those who are behind the Times, see (although it does not yet
>> include last night's 38-point fourth start)
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeremy_Lin#New_York_Knicks
>>=20
> "linfatuation" also spotted.  And "lintoxication" not only exists, but =
> in French:=20
> =
> http://basketsession.com/jeremy-lin-38-pts-domine-kobe-bryant-et-les-laker=
> s/
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> I'm sure this will all pass, but if he continues to do so at a clip of =
> 8-10 assists/game, perhaps not immediately.
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> LH
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