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Monday, May 9, 2011

What are your favorite English words?



Some words just melt on our tongues. Others ring in our ears like an angel's song. All types of words and sensational sounds exist in the English language. Funny, classy, difficult to pronounce, silly, strong, soft, borrowed foreign ones - anyone want a burrito?

But ones which invite us to speak Spanglish, like man, internet, people, weekend, OK, mission, know how, shampoo and cool make up my top ten of those tasting bad on the tongue.

 


Now, when it comes to favorite words there are numerous lists on the web. Interestingly almost all of them include the words love and serendipity. As for me, besides 'br-ree-tow' of course, I like refrigerator, spoon, (if you haven't guessed I'm ravenous right now), and Ft. Lauderdale (because no one knows how to pronounce it).  I like mist and dew in the morning, twilight and moonshine in the evening, and wouldn't you agree that the Sesame Street character Snuffleupagus has a super rad name? 



There are many words out there and they're all fun. What are your favorites?