What’s going on here?

Everyone has a favorite word. What’s yours?

Zephyr? Gossamer? Love? Chocolate? Wisteria? Dividend? Freedom? Sleep?

Here’s your chance to tell the world about your favorite word.

It might be your favorite because it has a beautiful sound.

James Joyce thought “cuspidor” was the most beautiful English word.

(Go figure. Maybe he was joking.)

It might be your favorite because of what it means, or where you first heard it, or for no particular reason at all.

Peace, freedom, autumn, flannel, cumulus, kerosene, Cincinnati, beagle, bagel, bungalow, cabinet, onomatopoeia, pep, busker, doodle, fleece, purr, zoom, book, soil, rain, zucchini, amoeba, parallel, snooze, trapeze, myrmidon ….

You get the idea.

We’ll even bend the category a little and accept phrases of two or three words, such as Dorothy Parker’s favorite, Check enclosed. Or, for you Donnie Darko fans, Cellar door. And who can forget that classic tribute to common sense, Close cover before striking?

So send it to us, along with an explanation of why it’s your favorite in a maximum of 150 words. We’ll post the best of your entries on this site over the next few months, and the best of the best will be included, along with the favorites of notable writers, actors, musicians, playwrights, politicians and other public figures, in My Favorite Word, a forthcoming book.

You can either use our online form or email us at myword@myfavoriteword.com.