Nominations for Word of the Year 2007

Dragonish - Disappointed Instead of Defenestrated

In this episode, Grant offers peek at some expressions he’s nominating for the American Dialect Society’s Word of the Year vote in January. Will it be “w00t,” “subprime,” or something else? You can also check out more Word of the Year contenders on the American Dialect Society web site. This is part of a complete episode.

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