Mar
1
Why
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It’s just so questioning and makes a cool sound when you say it. You can’t help but pronouncing it as you read this I bet.
Xylia
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Mar
1
Dandle
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What is not to like about it?
- It is as loving and innocent a word as there could be.
- It is one of those fine English words that end in “le,” thus suggesting repetition (compare “spark” to “sparkle”).
- It is rare enough but has an air of familiarity about it.
It means: To move (a small child) up and down on the knees or in the arms in a playful way: http://www.thefreedictionary.com/dandle
Nick
Montreal
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Mar
1
Butternut
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Until about five minutes ago when I googled it, I had no idea what a butternut was or how it looked. When I was younger and used to read books about the American Civil War, I remember always pausing for a moment when the Confederate uniforms were described as ‘butternut grey’. It always seemed like such a warm, yummy color. I pictured the butternut as being sort of cold, hard, and gray, but the insides being some sort of a golden paste ideal for spreading on hot toast.
Now that I’ve looked it up, I’m sort of disappointed. It’s a squash.
Douglas
Prague, CZ
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Mar
1
Apocrypha
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Writings or reports not considered genuine. Some biblical connotation there as well, but it sounds so beautiful.
Chris
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Mar
1
Besotted
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As in, “He was absolutely besotted by the very sight of her, yet she paid him no mind.”
Mary
New Hampshire
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Mar
1
Spanakopita
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You have to work to get it out properly. Its almost like an ‘amuse guele’. It’s simply fun.
Debora
Ottawa (Canada)
[ed.–Huh?]
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Mar
1
Tintinnabulation
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I love the it rolls off of my tongue. It also elicits many questions from my students as to it’s meaning. I encourage them to look it up and come back later and tell me what it means. Since I teach band I quite often experience tintinnabulations.
Madeline
Florida
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Mar
1
Domineering
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I just love the way the word kind of rolls off the tongue. It’s almost instrumental.
Matt
UK
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Mar
1
Celestial
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It’s such a light word, involving such delicate tongue movements. It makes me think of brightness and lightness/airy-ness — like sun through clouds, “angel ladders”. Very pretty!
Jen
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Mar
1
Portfolio
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You can’t think about what this actually is when you’re saying it … just think about the word! It reminds me of Shakespeare for some reason … like Prospero, except more Italian-sounding.
Hannah
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