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Juxtapose

Favorite Word: Juxtapose

Why?: To juxtapose two objects is to place them side by side, especially for contrast or comparison. When my sophomore English teacher first used it in class, I thought he meant that to juxtapose is only to place things next to one another in order to contrast them. However, when it [...]

Irrelevant

Favorite Word: Irrelevant

Why?: Not only is it a great word by itself, but its an excellent response for when you are asked your favorite word.

“What’s your favorite word?” “Irrelevant.” “….what?”

Name: James

Location (optional): US

Email: notarockstar66@gmail.com

Death

Favorite Word: Death

Why?: I think it has to do with the inevitable nature of death. Everyone and everything eventually dies. It’s a powerful word. It just happens to be that the band Death is my favorite band, and the quote from Platoon by Barnes: “Death, what do you know about death?” is one [...]

FLOTILLA

Favorite Word: FLOTILLA

Why?: Means

Small number of Large ships!

OR

Large number of Small ships!

Name: Zach

Location (optional): USA

Email: reson-detra@deviantart.com

jamacca

Favorite Word: jamacca

Why?: because it makes anything sounds larger than you could ever explain with any other word…that is not made up

Name: ju

Location (optional): bradford

Email: hideunderthesheets@hotmail.com

blubber

Favorite Word: blubber

Why?: it just spumds so cool the way it rolls off your toungue. in sixth grade my friend and i combined our favorite words to form “blubberbubble”. how awesome is that word!!??

Name: anonymous

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Email: magilicutty1@comcast.net

nevertheless

Favorite Word: nevertheless

Why?: ‘cuz it’s 3 words made into one word, and it’s a fun way to end a discussion withour really coming to a conclusion.

Name: Jaye

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Email: jayemarcotte@allstate.com

nevertheless

Favorite Word: nevertheless

Why?: ‘cuz it’s 3 words made into one word, and it’s a fun way to end a discussion withour really coming to a conclusion.

Name: Jaye

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Email: jayemarcotte@allstate.com

nevertheless

Favorite Word: nevertheless

Why?: ‘cuz it’s 3 words made into one word, and it’s a fun way to end a discussion withour really coming to a conclusion.

Name: Jaye

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Email: jayemarcotte@allstate.com

barefoot

Favorite Word: barefoot

Why?: freedom, innocence, seductive, springlike, tender, uninhibited, earthy

Name: Tommy

Location (optional): Atlanta

Email: tommy@tommyhousworth.com

Leelane

Favorite Word: Leelane

Why?: Leelane is a scottish term meaning completley alone. I am a fan of words that sounds like their meaning and, when spoken, leelane has a soft, sad, lingering resonance that encapsulates its definition.

Name: Sarah-Catherine Maher

Location (optional): Cleveland, OH

Email: scwelty77@gmail.com

timbuktu

Favorite Word: timbuktu

Why?: because i like the sound of it and its just a good word “timbuktu”

Name: carly

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Email: carly_simpson@msn.com