My Favorite Word » O http://www.myfavoriteword.com Your Word, in Your Words Mon, 11 Jan 2010 06:24:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Otorhinolaryngologist http://www.myfavoriteword.com/2009/10/05/otorhinolaryngologist/ http://www.myfavoriteword.com/2009/10/05/otorhinolaryngologist/#comments Mon, 05 Oct 2009 15:13:08 +0000 form http://www.myfavoriteword.com/?p=819 It’s so much more exciting to say “I went to the Otorhinolaryngologist” than to say “I went to the Ear Nose and Throat Doctor”.

Shauna

Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada

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Amelia

]]> http://www.myfavoriteword.com/2009/09/18/oxymoron/feed/ 2 Olio http://www.myfavoriteword.com/2009/06/09/olio/ http://www.myfavoriteword.com/2009/06/09/olio/#comments Tue, 09 Jun 2009 05:31:10 +0000 form http://www.myfavoriteword.com/?p=812 Its definition, or at least the one I use the word for, ” A mixture or medley; a hodgepodge.”

I just love the way it rolls out of my mouth…. also I love it partially because of the olio of words which are its synonyms like “hodgepodge” and “mishmash” all of which seem to be quaint.

Spirited TruthSeeker

]]> http://www.myfavoriteword.com/2009/06/09/olio/feed/ 1 Ostensible http://www.myfavoriteword.com/2009/05/09/ostensible/ http://www.myfavoriteword.com/2009/05/09/ostensible/#comments Sun, 10 May 2009 00:33:20 +0000 admin http://www.myfavoriteword.com/?p=761 It means “apparent, on the surface”, and it implies that what claims to be the case really isn’t so. I love it because it allows me to avoid the cliched “to the naked eye” and “at first glance”.

Nathan

]]> http://www.myfavoriteword.com/2009/05/09/ostensible/feed/ 2 Oaken http://www.myfavoriteword.com/2009/02/26/oaken/ http://www.myfavoriteword.com/2009/02/26/oaken/#comments Fri, 27 Feb 2009 00:39:03 +0000 admin http://www.myfavoriteword.com/?p=672 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

]]> http://www.myfavoriteword.com/2009/02/26/oaken/feed/ 2 Obsequious http://www.myfavoriteword.com/2008/04/04/obsequious/ http://www.myfavoriteword.com/2008/04/04/obsequious/#comments Sat, 05 Apr 2008 02:41:24 +0000 admin http://www.myfavoriteword.com/2008/04/04/obsequious/ It means to comply or follow suit. To be obedient, dutiful.. having to do with servitude. It’s one of my favorites because I hate to comply and become another in the masses. A rebel at heart, I fail to be obsequious as much as possible.

Carl
Ithaca,NY

]]> http://www.myfavoriteword.com/2008/04/04/obsequious/feed/ 0 Owl http://www.myfavoriteword.com/2008/04/04/owl/ http://www.myfavoriteword.com/2008/04/04/owl/#comments Sat, 05 Apr 2008 02:06:37 +0000 admin http://www.myfavoriteword.com/2008/04/04/owl/ It’s short and sweet, an interesting sounding combination that sounds better out loud. I think the way the w gets swallowed up when you add that l is what does it. Try saying it out loud, it’s just so strange and satisfying. I love when people who speak English as a second language use this word in conversation. The poorer you are at English, the more delightful it sounds.

Sophie
Montana

]]> http://www.myfavoriteword.com/2008/04/04/owl/feed/ 0 Onomatopoeia http://www.myfavoriteword.com/2008/03/08/onomatopoeia-2/ http://www.myfavoriteword.com/2008/03/08/onomatopoeia-2/#comments Sun, 09 Mar 2008 01:47:03 +0000 admin http://www.myfavoriteword.com/2008/03/08/onomatopoeia-2/ Used when a word sounds like the one it is describing …..buzz…bark…moo…meow.

Jamie
Eire

]]> http://www.myfavoriteword.com/2008/03/08/onomatopoeia-2/feed/ 2 Oblivion http://www.myfavoriteword.com/2008/02/09/oblivion-2/ http://www.myfavoriteword.com/2008/02/09/oblivion-2/#comments Sat, 09 Feb 2008 18:57:44 +0000 admin http://www.myfavoriteword.com/2008/02/09/oblivion-2/ The state of being disregarded, what can i say i like the underdogs, and the mournfulness is almost palpable in the sound of the word as one says it, oblivion.

Chris
Baltimore

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Eric

]]> http://www.myfavoriteword.com/2008/02/09/opisthotonos/feed/ 0 Oblivion http://www.myfavoriteword.com/2008/01/27/oblivion/ http://www.myfavoriteword.com/2008/01/27/oblivion/#comments Sun, 27 Jan 2008 20:29:17 +0000 admin http://www.myfavoriteword.com/2008/01/27/oblivion/ Oblivion is not only a great-sounding word, but the meaning is very mysterious. I like the word itself and everything it stands for.

Taylor

]]> http://www.myfavoriteword.com/2008/01/27/oblivion/feed/ 0 Otolaryngologist http://www.myfavoriteword.com/2008/01/24/otolaryngologist/ http://www.myfavoriteword.com/2008/01/24/otolaryngologist/#comments Thu, 24 Jan 2008 06:04:03 +0000 admin http://www.myfavoriteword.com/2008/01/24/otolaryngologist/ It is just an overall fun word to say. I mean say it oto- laren- gola-gist. it just flows it means ear, nose and throat doctor, yet it is an amazingly fun word to say!

Samantha Neal
New Mexico

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