I was perusing various blogs this morning. Hey, it's Saturday, and it's pretty quiet today in the office -- hence my perusal.
Anyway, I came upon a blog about words we love to say. Yes, I am a nerd, since this is the way I choose to spend my coffee time at work.
Words, oh gloriously fun words. I admit that I've ordered pumpernickel toast with my breakfast not because I'm a particularly big fan of pumpernickel bread -- it's just so damn much fun to say. Pumpernickel. Pumpernickel. Pumpernickel! So much better than ordering white.
Quixotic is another good one. I think it's the silent "x" I like the best. It's not an easy one to work into conversation, but I try my best.
What is it about words that make them so wonderful to say -- and repeat -- over and over again? Fabulous is another one that is just fabulous to say.
Of course for every wonderful word there is another that makes me cringe. Beaucoup, prenounced as "boo coo", drives me up the wall. May as well run fingernails on a chalkboard. Maybe it's because that is not even close to the proper pronunciation from French.
Maybe it's just an ugly word.
It makes me wonder if this is just a nerdy reformed English major thing or if everyone else has feelings towards words based soley on how they sound.
I'll go with the nerdy reformed English mojor thing for now...
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