In case you missed these, here’s a countdown of the most popular Mojo episodes of 2007.

In the seventh most popular episode on the list, Newest Campaign Tricks Part 2, we explored the mysteries of candidate subtexts.

Number six, Surge Warfare, showed how one word about a faraway fight became cause for an equally tricky battle of Beltway English in Washington, DC.

Number five, President’s Progress Part 1, combined punk music, a vice president’s promotion tour, the US Constitution and television’s most popular show.

Number four, White House Changes, analyzed how teleprompter hacks have shifted text in recent State of the Union addresses.

Number three, Lawyer King of Recall, watched the nation’s highest ranking lawyer swerve, sputter, crash and burn while reciting his special three-word mantra to Senate investigators.

In Number two, President’s Progress Part 2, we saw how high-ranking officials engaged in a mighty struggle to define progress, with the help of the Iraq Index, New York homicide detectives, Humpty Dumpty and General Electric.

And finally, Number One. In the most popular episode of 2007 at EnglishMojo, Perils of Japanese English, we discovered that the land that produces tons of Toyotas, anime and manga also produces oceans of Japanese English, and we offered advice on how to deal with it.

That’s it for 2007. In 2008 we’re looking for what interests you the most. Take the 5-second survey in the upper left corner of the web site to tell us what you’ve enjoyed.

To all English Mojo readers and listeners,
Best Wishes for a Happy New Year!

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