On May 16, 10:20 pm, tinwhistler <ozziemal...@post.harvard.edu> wrote: Will Shortz (NYTimes crossword editor) in an interview this week mentioned his favorite word; see: http://www.thecrimson.com/article.aspx?ref=518719 WS: Well I have a favorite English word of all time. The word is U-C-A- L-E-G-O-N. It's a neighbor whose house is on fire. It doesn't come up much in conversation