Tmesis is the insertion of one word into another word, e.g., FAVjamesORITE.
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NCV – No Cash Value. A Canadian friend discovered this as the term the postal service uses to designate parcels that should not be subject to duty tax. But if only it could be routinely applied to other priceless things in life. Milan Jacobi Tweet Pin It One of my favorite words is plinth. That word makes me and my twin sister positively roll on the floor with tears streaming from our eyes! We have no idea where it came from, I just said it one day, maybe it was an old crossword puzzle word stuck in my brain. It’s the [...] To glimmer, like sun on virgin snow or starlight in the West. It reminds me of the way a young child’s eye’s light up at candy or carousels or other fantastical things. It is the spark of romance, the shine of a lover’s eyes. Majestic, purely majestic. Scott Tweet Pin It A style of music from England in the early 1990′s, it’s loud drony distorted guitar pop which got its name from when the bands played live, they often would just stare down (looking for their distortion pedals). I love it because for such a short word, when saying it out loud you can extend [...] This means to be foolishly fond of your wife. Not only does it sound cool, it means so much and …. there is no equivalent for husband! Kevin Tweet Pin It Laughable. Relating to laughter or used in eliciting laughter. I like risible things. Steph Bairey Tweet Pin It Saying it conjures for me a perfect image of a mass of tentacles flowing out to grasp their prey. I think it’s something to do with the undulating rhythm of the word. Also, it’s just a tasty word on the tongue. Chantelle Marshall Tweet Pin It A lovely word for a lovely colour, one that I use to describe things that are both pretty and cold. Icicles are silver. New York City is silver. Lindee Weiland Tweet Pin It My favorite word is zeugma because it’s a nice-looking word, and because of the wordplay involved. I work with several writers who try unknowingly to use examples of zeugma (“She stole my heart and my money”) but fail at it. It’s a tough thing to master. Sophie Tweet Pin It Because it’s the first truly mysterious word I ever heard in conversation. I still remember who said it me. The word conjures intimacy and warmth and harmony. It’s comes from the French. The sound of music and art and love pours from rapport almost instantly. If you have it with someone, something or an [...] |
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