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[Grace]

Following on from the lyrics and poems thread, is there one single word which you really like? Or one which is somewhat extravagant which you use to confuse people? I know this sounds a bit odd, but I got wondering about this in my English exam when I was trying to think of "delightful" language (which is what examiners look for these days apparently).

I quite like "rotating", there's something quite onomatopoeic about it, and "decadent" because it sounds really pretty but it's not.

[Catherine.]

Requiem.

Bit morbid but I adore the way it sounds.

[Guest CancerForTheCure]

Aubergine! Sounds almost poetic

Redundant - has a nice sound to it.

Serendipity - it has a very positive and hopeful meaning

I think I'll be able to think of some more...

[Serin]

Oooh, I do like serendipity. Felicity is a good one too.

I do like peccadillo, paragon, paradigm and quixotic. I also like jejune, but I've hardly ever used it in writing or speech.

I'm also a fan of spotting malapropisms, whether deliberate or accidental. DC is skilled at employing deliberate malapropisms.

There are many words I dislike too. Virtually every word that begins with 'sub' like subprime or submarine etc. Ugh.

And haughty. Just don't like it.

[Bumble_85]

Ponder, procrastinate and perambulate

[KingTutsWWH]

marshmallow and obsequious

[E*F*4L]

exfoliate & suruptitiously are two of my faves,

also i like "amazing" & "get in"

[DaNNiP15]

i dont like real words. i like to make up my own like confuzzled.

[KingTutsWWH]

exfoliate & suruptitiously are two of my faves,

ahem. 'surreptitiously'.

[E*F*4L]

ahem. 'surreptitiously'.

blame google for that

[KingTutsWWH]

marshmallow and obsequious

Oh, and doppelganger (German, but I like...)

...and plant names honeysuckle, philodendron, rhododedron, monstera deliciosa. OK, I'll shut up now.

[FreakaZoid101]

My current favourites are:

Subfusc

Parsimonious

Superfluous

Copacetic

Blimp will be my all time favourite word though.

[tamba]

Moist !

[Danishgirl]

Haha, I have the weirdest favourite words ever, they're all words like "rubbish" and "gross" and other negative words. Ooh, and I like the words "random", "brush" and many more. Obviously I don't love the meaning of the words, I just somehow seem to like the sound of them.

I have some Danish and German favourite words too, but I doubt you're interested in them.

[Emma]

Haha, I have the weirdest favourite words ever, they're all words like "rubbish" and "gross" and other negative words. Ooh, and I like the words "random", "brush" and many more. Obviously I don't love the meaning of the words, I just somehow seem to like the sound of them.

I have some Danish and German favourite words too, but I doubt you're interested in them.

Ooh, I'm so glad, I thought it was just me that liked that word! Well, not just me, but y'know..

I like "treacle" :

[DaNNiP15]

biscuit

chocolate

[Ej2]

psychology

[tamba]

Whopps

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Hurrah, Absolutely

[Grace]

Sycophancy.

[Serin]

I'd also like to add: popinjay, canon, balderdash, chimney, cosmopolitan and lickspittle.

[KingTutsWWH]

Effervescent and cinnamon.

[DaNNiP15]

Effervescent

I love this word too. i was the only one to actually use it in my chemistry lessons haha

[Mike]

Poppadom, Spoon and Metropolis.

[FreakaZoid101]

Minatory

Assimilate

Artificial

Gargantuan