[andrewacove]

It might be terrible from a usability stand point (or it might be an improvement), but if the point is to share the link verbally and not via a text link [or if doing so will litter the web with broken links], why support direct links at all?

Why not just have an input box on the home page? The user puts in the english word, and you do the redirect.

[arb99]

then rather than just type one url in and get redirected, they have to remember to type in a url, then type in a word. its easier as it is.