'Misogynist' a word mentioned in different thread a great word rarely but used in everyday speech, probably in my opinion doesn't have the same impact a just saying 'woman hater' - one of attributes of our language is that words can be quite pleasing on the tongue and even to the eye, so I thought I'd ask what your favourite words are? a few of my word choices are 'moribund' which maybe the most likely outcome for this thread also 'epitome' and 'discombobulated' - I also like words that sound like there meaning (onomatopoeic another great word) such as 'effervescent' and 'paradiddle' feel free to add to the list
Hope not mate, it's endlessly fascinating. I constantly analyse words & phrases we use every day but take for granted. As I lived in France, for years, I used to pick up on French words that WW2 soldiers brought back from the war. 'Munch', for example comes from the French word 'mange', to eat. 'Curfew' comes from the French words for 'cover fire' as they would bed down for the night. I love the English language even though most of it is foreign.
Once called the ex-mother-in-law a misandrist. Funnily enough I've never had to speak to the man-hating bitch again! I guess she googled it!
One of my favourite authors wrote a book titled The Mother Tongue - its by Bill Bryson would highly recommend it - it'd be right up you street I would guess. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Mother-Tongue-Story-English-Language/dp/0141040084 Would be happy to give a copy next time your in Sunderland - as I have a spare copy
It's a deal, I'm up for the Spurs match next. I'll happily buy you a pint in exchange and tell you some of my 'secret' stories from when I did the doors at Rock City, Nottingham.
He's a play on the English language.while on holiday I went to a little village.with a Few resteraunts.DOTTED ROUND A LITTLE SQUARE
I'll look forward to it There's a great owld fella who gets in the Victory Club that we always but a pint, George. He's in his 70/80's, daren't ask, and has a few stories about the DLI in India. He speaks French & a couple of 'Indian' dialects and is really good crack, you should seek him out before he pops his clogs.* * Popping your clogs is a phrase from the Lancashire cotton mills where clogs would be shared between night and day shifts.
You been watching to many bond films - best was in the Trades and the bingo was on but the regular caller was ill so this bloke took his place and he called "two fat ladies - 88, frenchman's breakfast - 69" - funny as f**k the women in the audiences' faces were a picture
Palaver, as in what a palaver ...... a word I've used but had never written down until now, I had to check the spelling and there's two or three versions.
My favourite word is Incandescent, I have no idea why. I also like the word Hypertrophy, which always goes through my head when I'm sparring or at the top of my rep-range in the gym for some reason.
some gratifying words that came to me last night in varying stages/ varying degrees as the evening wore on - verbose; jocose; morose; lachrymose; bellicose; comatose
