I love all short, strong words that end with “-en”: learned, aged, et cetera. They’re powerful words, old words, earthy words. They’re just a pleasure to say. Try it now: OAK-en.
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One of my favorite words is “but”. It gives the speaker or writer the ability to violate one of the rules of sentence writing. A sentence is usually considered a one complete thought. But is often used in discussions and debates. Often when it is used the sentence starts with one statement or thought. [...] It is perfectly horrible… literally. It is awkward to say. AWK-word. Sounds like it comes from the lexicon of a penguin-like bird. It is awkward to spell… Ks and Ws aren’t bigtime Scrabble stars for nothing. It is awkward to spell out loud (try it… A-W-K-W-A-R-D. You could sprain a tongue.) It contains two [...] This is one of those “ten dollar words” that has a very specific meaning–in this case, a parchment from which the original writing has been erased to make room for something new–but that you see popping up everywhere once you know it. It’s got great potential for metaphor, don’t you think? rubylexicon It sounds just like what it is. I always think of a fussy baby when I hear it, but I like it when it’s applied to grown people because it’s so much less aggressive than “angry” or “furious.” If someone’s really mad and it’s ruining your mood, think “Oh they’re just cranky” and go [...] This is one of the first words I learnt to spell and write. And i can never get enough of it. It conjures up images of evening, of a mother singing to her child, the moment before a kiss… Kanishk India I love this word because it’s perfect for describing something heavenly or beautiful, down to what you feel when you experience that heavenly or beautiful thing/event. For instance, my favorite singer has this voice that you can’t help but notice. In my opinion, his voice comes the closest to what I think an angel’s [...] There’s a Hannah Montana episode in which Hannah decides to make a ficus her new best friend. She accidentally calls it a fern. Her real best friend Lily corrects her and Hannah replies, “It’s a ficus named Fern!” It’s just such a funny word. Laura It means to watch someone while they eat hoping they will ask you to join them in their meal. It’s always fun pointing out groakers. Matt To bloviate means “to speak pompously and excessively” or “to expound ridiculously”. A colloquial verb coined in the United States, it is commonly used with contempt to describe the behavior of politicians, academics, pundits or media “experts,” sometimes called bloviators, who hold forth on subjects in an arrogant, tiresome way. I love this word [...] I think it’s a beautiful word that sounds like the name of someone very glamourous. It always sounds peaceful to me. Serendipity is when something absolutely wonderful happens or is discovered completely by accident, often when you are looking for something completely different. A fantastic word for a fantastic occurrence. Briony UK It’s like all the fun you had reading comic books as a child, wrapped up in a single, deliciously gleeful word. Let’s drink a toast with lashings of ginger beer – for chortle! Splat Hong Kong |
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