Here's another NYT's article this time on words:
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/01/17/books/17BOOK.html?tntemail1
The book reviewed is:
TITLE: Predicting New Words: The Secrets of Their Success by Author: Allan A. Metcalf ISBN: 0618130063 Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company Publish Date: 10/01/2002 Binding: Hardcover , 208 pages List Price: USD 22.00
This is bleeding edge stuff, for those who loved [[stock market crash of 2002]] and [[United States Invasion of Iraq]]
Fred