Good Words

Good Words from the WNY Young Writers’ Studio Community

GUEST LIST MAKERS
WNY Young Writers’ Studio Community

I’ve occasionally shared some of my favorite words in the Good Words feature of this blog. Angela Stockman tweeted me describing how her students enjoyed these lists, so I offered them the chance to put together a list of their favorite words. I’m very pleased to share with you A Collection of Our Favorite Words from the WNY Young Writers’ Studio Community. This list is full of good words!

About the WNY Young Writers’ Studio Community
The WNY Young Writers’ Studio Community believes “that all people are born writers and that the act of writing enables us to communicate our needs, raise our voices, connect and learn from others, and heal so many things that are broken. At Studio, we learn how to honor and support the writer in everyone, because writers change the world.” (Source)

Invitation to Other Classes and Groups
Would you and your class like to contribute a list of good words to be featured on Clif’s Notes? Just contact me.

Good Words #8

Here are a few more words that I’ve come across that I think merit being on my list of good words.

Good Words #7

Here are a few more words that I’ve come across that I think merit being on my list of good words.

Good Words #6

As I’ve previously shared “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.” Here are a few more words that I’ve come across that I think merit being on the list of good words.

Do you and your students have any favorite words?

Good Words #5

Here are a few more words that I’ve come across that I think merit being on my list of good words.

Good Words #4

As I’ve previously shared (Good Words 1, 2 and 3) “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.” Here are a few more words that I’ve come across that I think merit being on my list of good words.

Here are some words that you left in the comments section of previous Good Words posts that I especially enjoyed. Thanks for reminding me of these good words.

precipitous – Debby Smith
hackneyed – CoreyR
rigmarole, rambunctious – Shari DeGroff
simplexity, habitudes, infosumption – Angela Maiers
logophile, mist, plethora – Joe Brennan
epitaph, cacophony, saunter, truncate, enigma, and jalapeno – Trevor Acy

Good Words #3

As I’ve previously shared (Good Words 1 and 2) “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.” Here are a few more words that I’ve come across that I think merit being on my list of good words.

What are some of your favorite words?

More Good Words

I’ve noted additional words that I enjoy since my recent post. Review these and let me know what you think.

Here are some words that you left in the comments section of the original post that I especially enjoyed. Thanks for reminding me of these good words.

oxymoron – CoreyR
spelunker – Elaine Plybon
cattywampus – Elaine Plybon
obsequious – Joe Brennan

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.

What are some of your favorite words?