Fulcrum

Almost forgot I had promised my colleague, Jeff Campbell, that I'd use this as the inagural entry on this blog. Sorry JC, hope you'll settle for #5. Love this word. Per Webster, it means "the support about which a lever turns" or "one that supplies capability for action." Jeff was using it to discuss paid search optimization but it has myriad (ooh, that's another Good Word) applications and can make any POV sound fancy.

Reminds me of the book Fancy Nancy that I read to my 8-month old daughter Eliara every night in the hopes that she'll grow up to be a word wizard herself.

Chedda

What betta word to start off this blog with? Of course, the ebonics version of "cheddar" is probably not what the Great Bagel Company had in mind when posting this sign for their soup of the day. I like this word's versatility -- can mean cheese or cash. Regardless of intent, though, it will always make me think of Cheddar Bob in 8 Mile.