What is your favorite word and why?

by Abandoned 55 Replies latest jw friends

  • compound complex
    compound complex

    a, e, i, o, u and sometimes y -------- facetiously.

    antidisestablishmentarianism -------- my fave in grammar school.

    crepuscule --------- my fave in French class and that of the French Academy.

    mellifluous --------- my fave at 8 January 2008, 4:00 p.m.

    CoCo

  • VoidEater
    VoidEater

    Scarpers. "Then I couldn't find that cat - he'd gone scarpers on me."

  • Hortensia
    Hortensia

    I like serendipity also ("part of the pleasure of looking for treasure is the wonderful things you find along the way.") Pipsissewa is a favorite. Aardvark is a favorite, don't know why. Onomatopoeia is a good one - only because I know what it means. But I guess my all time favorite word is incanabula. I first read it in a Dorothy Sayers mystery (Lord Peter Wimsy collects incanabula)and I first heard it at the Huntington Library and Museum where they have an astounding collection of incanabula including a Gutenberg Bible and an original Audubon folio. There, finished showing off. (Ducking whipped cream pies that are whizzing past my head!)

  • changeling
    changeling

    osculate

    changeling

  • AWAKE&WATCHING
    AWAKE&WATCHING

    Hortensia - I was just speaking of the Huntington Library yesterday. I love it there. I visited 2 years ago and the aloe were in bloom. I got so many stunning pictures there. I went because I knew they had a Guttenberg Bible and and for the Audobon. I was amazed at the beauty of the different gardens. I think I spent close to 2 hours in the cacti gardens alone. Have you eaten at the little tea cottage? It's wonderful.

    Sorry - I'm still trying to think of my favorite word.

  • Layla33
    Layla33

    I love the word Pussy. I love to say it.

  • Hortensia
    Hortensia

    Awake and Watching - I'll meet you there someday to visit the rose garden and have tea if you like?

  • erandir
    erandir

    pork--I have no idea why.

  • free2beme
    free2beme

    Exhilarating!!! Tell me you do not feel a little good when you say it.

  • memario
    memario

    $HIT

    WHY?

    HOPE THIS MAKES YOU SMILE
    > THE MOST FUNCTIONAL ENGLISH WORD
    >Well, its shit ... that's right, shit!
    >Shit may just be the most functional word in the English language.
    >
    >Consider:
    >You can get shit-faced, Be shit-out-of-luck, Or have shit for brains.
    >With a little effort, you can get your shit together, find a place for your
    >shit, or be asked to shit or get off the pot.
    >
    >You can smoke shit, buy shit, sell shit, lose shit, find shit, forget shit,
    >and tell others to eat shit.
    >
    >Some people know their shit, while others can't tell the difference
    >between shit and shineola.
    >There are lucky shits, dumb shits, and crazy shits. There is bull shit,
    >horse shit, and chicken shit.
    >
    >You can throw shit, sling shit, catch shit, shoot the shit,
    >or duck when the shit hits the fan.
    >
    >You can give a shit or serve shit on a shingle.
    >You can find yourself in deep shit or be happier than a pig in shit.
    >
    >Some days are colder than shit, some days are hotter than shit,
    >and some days are just plain shitty.
    >Some music sounds like shit, things can look like shit, and there are times
    >when you feel like shit.
    >
    >You can have too much shit, not enough shit, the right shit, the wrong shit
    >or a lot of weird shit.
    >
    >You can carry shit, have a mountain of shit, or find yourself up shit creek
    >without a paddle.
    >Sometimes everything you touch turns to shit and other times you fall in a
    >bucket of shit and come out smelling like a rose.
    >
    >When you stop to consider all the facts, it's the basic building block of
    >the English language.
    >And remember, once you know your shit, you don't need to know anything
    >else!!
    >You could pass this along, if you give a shit; or not do so if you don't
    >give a shit!
    >Well, Shit, it's time for me to go. Just wanted you to know that I do give
    >a
    >shit and hope you had a nice day, without a bunch of shit. But, if you
    >happened to catch a load of shit from some shit-head...........
    >Well, Shit Happens!!!

    nuff said

    mem

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