Good Words

July 12th, 2008 |

Despite Emily’s characterization of me as math, science, technology person (Ha ha ha!) I actually grew up preferring courses related to language arts. I tend to live in my head (for better and for worse) and I like imagination and self-expression. Like Emily, I really like words. I even have a habit of interrupting friends by declaring “Ooh, good word!” when they use a term that tickles my ears. It might be the use of a word I haven’t heard in a long while, a term that expresses an idea more perfectly than the term I was expecting to hear, or a word that actually conveys meaning through the way it actually sounds. Other times it’s simply the use of word in combination with the person that is saying it.

Here are a few words that I enjoy hearing.

  • svengali
  • zenith
  • umpteen
  • nimble
  • cantankerous
  • phalanges
  • immersion
  • onomatopoeia
  • requiem
  • morose
  • utopia
  • symbiosis
  • squishy
  • dad
  • What are some of your favorite words?


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    9 Responses to “Good Words”

    1. CoreyRNo Gravatar Says:

      Oxymoron, absolutely, however, hackneyed, and “botch.” The last one becuase my son says “botch” because he has trouble saying “bugs!”


    2. Angela MaiersNo Gravatar Says:

      How about these, Cliff:
      Simplexity, habitudes, infosumption! I love these, fantabulous words!


    3. Elaine PlybonNo Gravatar Says:

      I may be a science teacher, but I’m a linguist at heart! Some of my favs – spelunker, antidisestablishmentarianism, cattywampus, and two physiology terms: medulla oblongata and zona pelucida. Thanks for this post – good to know I’m not the only one!!!


    4. Elaine PlybonNo Gravatar Says:

      I may be a science teacher but I’m a linguist at heart. Some of my favs include: spelunker, cattywampus, antidisestablishmentarianism, and two physiology terms: medulla oblongata and zona pelucida. Thanks for this post – it’s good to know I’m not the only one!!


    5. Joe BrennanNo Gravatar Says:

      Ah, fellow logophiles, I would add
      mist, plethora, obsequious, and ‘mpa (granddaughter’s current version of grandpa).


    6. TrevorNo Gravatar Says:

      oh man, hard to come up with a bunch on the fly; lets see.

      epitaph, cacophony, saunter, truncate, enigma, and jalapeno!


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