Penultimate, meaning second to last? 
Online Etymology Dictionary 

penultimate  (adj.)
1677, from earlier penultima (n.) "the next to the last syllable of a 
+word or verse," from fem. of L. adj. penultimus "next-to-last," from 
+pæne "almost" + ultimus "final."

Online Etymology Dictionary, - Douglas Harper

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So "say the word and Ill post it" was unclear???

If thats what you you are referring to than I meant that if you wanted the code that solves your problem, Id give it to you if you said so. I just didnt want to spoil the fun (the description of the code in the first few paragraphs is more than enough to solve it in under an hour)

edit (april 01):
regarding "to have a crack at it", that is both american and australian slang meaning "to try something". You can see the urban dictionary definition. Other tagged definitions in the urban dictionary include:

    give it a go
    have a try
    jump right in
    have a go
    to try

In reply to Re^3: unglue words joined together by juncture rules by mobiusinversion
in thread unglue words joined together by juncture rules by pc2

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