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Scherzando

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Scherzando, even with its slightly awkward lumps of consonants, is a pleasant word. I can’t help but say it with a smile and a little flourish, which fits perfectly with its meaning, “in a light playful manner.”

Lillian
Houston, Texas

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2 Responses to “Scherzando”

Lilana on June 23rd, 2009 5:13 pm

This word means “joking” in Italian, derived from the verb scherzare (to joke)… but I didnt realize that it had an english meaning as well. Very interesting!
Vince on June 27th, 2009 11:15 am

In response to Lilana’s reply, it’s probably a loanword in English. After all, we English-speakers (or, at least us Americans) love words from other languages.

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