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Hugh H. Hussey, MD

JAMA. 1975;231(13):1369-1370.

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Some persons are addicted to crossword puzzles; others can take them or leave them (preferably the latter). Yet, there's a lot to be said for the puzzles. The solvers learn words unknown to all except fellow fans. Of course, most of the words they learn are difficult to use in everyday conversation. For example, you discover a dandy new word like "glout," a sulky. You are not sure whether it is something horse-drawn for riding or a state of mind. So, you consult a dictionary and discover that your abridged Webster's doesn't even list the word. Therefore, when the right time comes, you somehow work "glout" into a friendly conversation at cocktail time. Your listeners are not quite sure whether you said "gout," or something else; and you gloat about glout, which is a "sulky" even if you still don't know that a glout is something you ride in or . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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