Tuesday's Ten Things

My Ten Favourite Words (*)
1. Vermillion - a bright red pigment. It sounds great and a lot of people don't known what colour it is so that's fun too.
2. Soup - A fun one to say, go on give it a go and really do the pop sound at the end.
3. Antidisestablishmentarianism - everyones fav looooonng word.
4. Effervescent - what a bubbly word. (pause for groan due to painful pun....)
5. Dichotomy - I first learnt this word in my Geography class and used it to death for the next month. Quite a dichotomy with now, as I hardly ever use it.
6. Marmalade - another fun one to say as it coats the mouth. Unfortunately, can't stand the stuff.
7. Obstreperous - Aggressively boisterous according to Dictionary.com. I like to define it as other people's children.
8. Zeitgeist - the spirit of the time. I love it when a word sums up a feeling.
9. Haberdashery - old fashioned clothes shop.Not a word that I have seen used in a long time, will always carry a vision of yellow plastic in the window and half day closing.
10. Sublime - not to be excelled. Great word but can't be used much as it sounds very up it's self.

and
My Ten Least Favourite Words (?grammar) (**)
1. Nice - terrible word, means nothing, I kick myself every time I use it.
2. Moist - ugh. Nasty sound, nasty image.
3. Mangagement speak - proactive, thinking outside the box and all such bollocks, I'm sure you have your own favourite.
4. Phelgm - no explanation required, as I don't want to have to think about this one. Moving on.
5. Awesome - not the word itself but the way it's used. I have seen the Grand Canyon and it is awesome, as in it inspires awe. The way a lot of people use it to describe a t-shirt or the latest teen sensation or chewing gum or.......
6. Turgid - swollen or distended. Not nice pictures in the mind.
7. Whatever - again, not the word itself, more the way it's used. Please stop.
8. lol - sick of it. Cease and desist.
9. Smock and similar Frock - just make my toes curl up.
10. Like - cos, like, people use it, like, all the feckin time, like, and it's like, shit.


* I don't want anyone telling me that some of these are spelt incorrectly or are proper nouns or something. No one like a smart-arse.
** ok, so it's Tuesday's Twenty Things.