Hate: Shenanigan Stoic Esoteric Manipulative Metaphysics (and Metaphysical) Mandatory Vendetta Elite Communicative Any French word that is used in English with the French pronunciation "ahn" instead of "ehn", like ahn-velope or ahm-bi-ahnce. (if pronounced the English way, I love 'em ... pronounced the French way, I hate 'em) Love: Somnambulism Solitude (and its German counterpart "Einsamkeit") Tranquil (and Tranquility) Contrive Contrite Ambivalence (and Ambivalent) Latitude Implication Eternal Idealism (and Idealist and Idealistic) Explicit Astronomical
Hmm, I've never given it too much thought before, but let's see what comes to mind! Like: Ichor Ethereal Rare Awesome (in the classical sense of being awe-inspiring) Ambient Omniscient Miasma Falafel Sage Dexterous Visceral Cacophany Beget Dislike: Squirt Gut Guard Rythm Fiancé(e) I wanted to make the lists of equal length, but I really can't come up with many words I genuinely dislike. They all have their place somewhere, after all. Maybe. I'm sure there's a few I'd cringe at, if I could summon them.
I just went with words that I like to use in my writing, personally. I think they're undervalued, most of them. And there's also falafel, because . . . why not.
I think we are essentially opposites. I can almost just switch the love and hate titles on your list.
Hate: - Perk - Sassy - Foxy - Swimmingly - Yummy - Whiny (mainly bc I connect it with so many fruitless arguments) Like: - Elephant - Aether - Cardiac - Aurora - Tropical - Robust - Vigorous - Solar - Lunar - Amphetamine - Triazolam
I hate words that have scientific meaning, but also colloquial meanings that are different: Evidence Proof Quantum Discrete Causal Integral Derivative Coorelation I like words that replace common words with uncommon ones to break up a story: ergo via thus amongst ennui
There's only one word I don't like, and that's because I just don't like saying it. Peculiar. My mouth doesn't work in a way that lets me say that word without difficulty.
Atrocious is one that I enjoy. It's a negative word but the pronunciation, even when used for no apparent reason, makes me laugh. Especially when combined with urban slang. "What'd you think of that new album man?" "... that shit was atrocious." Some more words I like: - Interesting - Marvelous - Unfortunate (I use this a lot - if clumsily drop something I'l comment with 'Well, that's unfortunate') I'll think of a few more and get back to you.
I love "Aurora" and also the name of the Benzodiazepine you listed at the end Do you like "Glycogen" and "Nitric Oxide" ?
Hmm, you mean you hate "Piss", "Miss", "Distance", "Piston", "Fiscal" and any such word ? Half the words in the language ? Bold words ? Hmm ... give us some examples. You talking about formatting or words that are bold in character ?
I just hate people being banned for no particular reason ... ?? Anyone care to shed light on why this member was banned? Just received message from Artic saying the ban was thoroughly deserved.
Preternatural. Anne Rice introduced me to that word, then paraded it around on a flagpole for three books, then starting beating on it, cut off its fingers, set it on fire, pissed on the ashes, baked those into a cake that she fed to a vulture which she decapitated and left to rot in the sun for a few weeks, then... Well, yeah, she kinda overused it and I don't like it anymore.
I really like the word "fireplace," not for its inherent value but for the elegance of its simplicity. Like a bunch of dudes stood around staring at the place where they built their fire debating what they should call it. After several hours and many beers someone said, "Fuck it... fireplace it is."
-aholic (e.g. "shopaholic), for several reasons. First, it's derived from "alcoholic," which was originally an adjective that meant (and still sometimes does) "of or relating to alcohol," but got changed to a noun referring to person addicted to alcohol. I don't count that as a strike, but to follow the pattern, one shouldn't be a shopaholic, but rather a "shoppingic". However, even if you accept the current pattern, it's spelled wrong; it isn't "alcahol," so it's not "alcaholic," so it should be "shopoholic." Plus it gets massively overused. There are people out there with serious disorders related to spending money, but going to the mall most weekends makes you no more of a shopaholic than having a couple beers on Friday night makes you an alcoholic. -gate. The Watergate Hotel was (probably) named after a dam on the Potomac River that it overlooks. Less than a year after I was born, it was the location of a burglary that eventually brought down President Richard Nixon, and for nearly half a century, lazy editors have been appending "-gate" to any and every political scandal that takes place in American politics. Contragate. Monicagate. Bridgegate. Wikipedia has dozens of entries on this, and it's just lazy and stupid, IMHO.
Words I like: Aurora Aura Serenity Eternal Ethereal Evanescence Zeal Magical I love way more words than this: Lunar, Atmosphere, Oxygen, Sage, Galaxy. And Milk. I just love saying and hearing the word 'milk'. All my favorite letters are in that one word. I don't particularly dislike any word. Every word has its place. I suppose my least favorite is phlegm, because it instantly throws a gross image at my mind.
