The sound of words fascinates me. I realized that I had favorite terms because of the way they sound and not necessarily the message they convey. Yet, sometimes their melody and meaning seem to overlap. Two of my favorite words in English are soft and pure. But I am curious to learn what other people's favorite words are and why. Here is the beginning of this fun survey:
Rachel:
Favorite word in English: Bumblebee
Reason: It is fun to say.
Daniela:
Favorite words in English: voluptuous, expurgate
Reason: They sound sophisticated and are rarely used.
Karlene:
Favorite word in English: Onomatopoeia
Reason: I just like the sound of it.
Alex Trahan:
Favorite word in English: mop
Josh
Favorite word in English: Love
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4 comments:
a favorite that i can think of right now is "plum." it even sounds like its meaning. short, juicy, plum!
and i have a favorite spanish word: "madrugada." it means dawn and i like it because it doesn't remind me of its meaning when i hear it, yet it just rolls off your tongue.
I've personally always fancied the English word "power", not just for its many meanings, but the very sound of it is......I don't know... exhilarating. And since I saw an example from Spanish, I can't help giving one myself, but this comes from the Finnish language: "luoda" - to create, establish, give birth to (usually not literally). It's funny, because it sounds somewhat close to another verb "lyödä" - to hit hard, strike, wipe out (a bit figuratively) - those two words are at the two extremes, and yet, they sound so similar.
Surely, you meant "Onomatopoeia"?
yes, it is corrected, thank you! ;]
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