Last night's emotional binge led to an emotional hangover this morning. I think sometimes I get tired of being so rational and just completely overreact to one little thing, to be reminded how it feels to feel.
Anyway. Jefferyt did a list of his favorite words, and it brought back memories of English 150 (remember those days, Case kids? before SAGES?) and Brad Ricca asking us for our top five favorite words. Here are mine:
5) kiosk
One of my favorite words to say. The io vowel combination is fun, as is the ending -sk.
4) queue
Not only is it a Britishism, not only is it fun to say, but try spelling it out loud.
3) evocative
Sounds beautiful. Feels lovely in the mouth. Has fantastic connotations. Just an all-around great word.
2) Lolita
Any book that starts with phonetic rambling about the title is good enough for me.
1) Adamant
Noun form only. I have a deep and profound love affair with this word and the lovely, lovely images it conjures up. In Paradise Lost, Satan sends out his armies armored in "gold and adamant." What an image--crystal and gold and wings. It's a shame no one uses this word in this form anymore.
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