Feb
26
Oaken
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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.
Dylan
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Feb
26
But
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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. Then in midsentence you insert
the word but and include another statement that has exactly the opposite intent.
Stephan V.
Forest Grove, OR
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Feb
26
Awkward
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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 Ws, the single dumbest letter in the English language because it’s the only one with three syllables. It is, therefore, the summit of onomatopoeia… it sounds, spells, spells out loud, reads and utilizes letters… awkwardly.
Christopher Ames
Los Angeles
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Feb
26
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
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Feb
26
Cranky
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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 about your way. It’s condescending (good word) but it makes me feel better.
Julia Dalley
Texas
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Feb
26
Soft
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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
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Feb
26
Glorious
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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 voice might sound like, and sets my soul on fire…a glorious feeling that lasts for days.
Kat
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Feb
26
Ficus
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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
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Feb
26
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
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Feb
26
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 because it helps me deal with listening to my boss. When we hit minute 20, I can doodle “bloviate” over and over to take my mind off the torture.
Deborah
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