Itinatampok sa aklat na ito ang 14 nominadong salita noong nakaraang Sawikaan 2004: ukay-ukay ni Delfin Tolentino; kinse anyos ni Teo Antonio, text ni Sarah Raymundo; jologs nina Alwin Aguirre at Michelle Ong; otso-otso ni Rene Villanueva; salbakuta ni Abdon Balde, Jr.; fashonista ni Jimmuel Naval; dating ni Bienvenido Lumbera; tapsilog ni Ruby G. Alcantara; tsugi ni Roland Tolentino; tsika ni Rene Boy Facunala a.k.a. Ate Glow; dagdag-bawas ni Romulo Baquiran, Jr.; terorista at terorismo ni Leuterio C. Nicolas; at canvass ni Randy David.
Galileo S. Zafra is a distinguished Filipino professor, literary scholar, and author. He is currently the director of the University of the Philippines (UP) Press and a professor in the UP Diliman's Departamento ng Filipino at Panitikan ng Pilipinas. Zafra is known for his research on Philippine literary history, particularly the tradition of balagtasan.
Zafra has been a recipient of multiple National Book Awards, both for his writing and in his capacity as a publisher. In 2019, the Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino recognized him as a "Language Champion" for his contributions to Filipino language and literature.