There are several contests held annually to promote the correct use of Latvian. One of them is "Word of the year" () organized by the Riga Latvian Society since 2003. It features categories such as the "Best word", "Worst word", "Best saying" and "Word salad". In 2018 the word (instant payment) won the category of "Best word" and (influencer) won the category of "Worst word". The word pair of (stream) and (streaming) were named the best words of 2017, while as an unnecessary plural of the name for transport was chosen as the worst word of 2017.