Jan
2
Tumultuous
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I love this word for the turbulent way that it rolls off the tongue. I also work with small children and few words besides tumultuous describe the classroom so perfectly on a rainy Friday afternoon.
Kevin
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Jan
2
My favorite word is The. The is the definite article.
Jacob White
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Jan
2
Monkey
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There is nothing wrong with this world that could not be fixed with the proper application of the right number of monkeys. Nothing.
ToasT
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Jan
2
Tumultuous
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I like this word so much because it’s up and down cadance strewn along its 4 syllables makes the word sound like what it means (at least to me).
It also contrasts its meaning by having a certain smoothness about it (its multiple ‘u’s and final ’s’).
CF Escareno-Clark
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Jan
1
Thimblewit
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Because of the wonderful image the word conjures up.
Mark
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Dec
30
Tsunami
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I always wondered why such a killer, horrifying and destructive force had such a beautiful name. It’s almost diabolic. Not only it sounds beautiful. It also sounds posh, hip and cool. Like sashimi. Or wasabi. I’m pretty sure you could convince Victoria Beckham to order some at Nobu.
Luca
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Dec
30
Tangipahoa
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The “g” is soft, and it kinda builds up to the “ho,” where the main accent is. It’s the name of a place in Louisiana. The first time I heard someone use that word in conversation (referring quite matter-of-factly to the place), I laughed out loud. I thought they were making it up. Someday I’ll find out what it means, and maybe I’ll even go there. There are lots of neat place names, sayings, and words here, because of the mix of Indian, French, African, and everything else.
Paula
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Dec
29
Tawny
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My favorite word is “tawny.” The visual imagery it evokes is powerful. I first came to appreciate it in Alfred Noyes’ poem The Highwayman:
“He did not come in the dawning; He did not come at noon; And out o’ the tawny sunset, before the rise of the…”
I see that sunset! I see the troop of Redcoats marching, silhouetted against that tawny sunset. I can see the tawny lion charging from out of the… There is a beautiful blond woman I know with tawny hair which suggests strength of character and action. I like to say the word! I like the way it comes off the tongue, an adjective that gives force to any noun it modifies. Thank you for giving me the reason for putting my feeling for words into words!
Scrub
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Dec
29
Tomorrow
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Not because I’m a serial procrastinator, but because it’s such a warm-sounding, optimistic word: as in, “tomorrow is another day” and “the sun will come out….” The word is so full of the future, of the possibilities life can present you with if you give it another day’s chance to pleasantly surprise you. It is, inherently, a hopeful word.
L. H. Sahramaa
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Dec
22
Terrific
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‘Cos it’s a such a positive word, although its origin is suggestive of something that strikes fear. It is a good example of a word whose underlying meaning has shifted completely, from the negative to the absolutely positive. And I just love any word that can be used to express strong positive sentiments (such as “enthusiasm” - we should have more of these words in the English language).
Peter Seymour
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