(via WritersDigest.com ) Out of thousands of submissions, Merriam-Webster Online came up with the ten absolute favourite words as follows (comments in parenthesis are mine):
1) defenestration (huh?!)
2) serendipity (cute word, but became too corny)
3) onomatopoeia (makes a lovely sound when you say it aloud)
4) discombobulate (a good thing to say when you’re trying to impress)
5) plethora (love it too)
6) callipygian (eh?)
7) juxtapose (what’s so cool about this word, I wonder?)
persnickety (*snicker*)
9) kerfuffle (*double snicker*)
10) flibbertigibbet (a good one to use for a limerick?)
What about you? Do you have any favourite words that didn’t make this list?
Kari (3)
Mitch Mitchell (3)
Connie (2)
eds (2)
Rachel Cotterill (2)
Anne (1)
bcylady (1)
Jazzille (1)
macy (1)
Mel W (1)
Hehe, cool post. I must say I’ve always liked #3, it sounds really cool when you say it in Swedish too. Enjoy your blog Shai, just subscribed!
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