What's your favorite word? Least favorite?

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  1. wiserworld profile image83
    wiserworldposted 10 years ago

    What's your favorite word? Least favorite?

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    JThomp42posted 10 years ago

    My favorite word in the world is "love." My least favorite should not even exist, this being god^*#@. This is a horrible that makes me cringe whenever I hear it.

    1. TheKatsMeow profile image88
      TheKatsMeowposted 10 years agoin reply to this

      Yes I agree about your least favorite word, so many people use it and it bothers me every time I hear it.

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      JThomp42posted 10 years agoin reply to this

      Thank you Kat.

    3. celafoe profile image54
      celafoeposted 10 years agoin reply to this

      that should not bother you at all, that is what THEIR god does, damn people, they are stating a truth about their god.\
      it has nothing to do with my God who blesses people

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      JThomp42posted 10 years agoin reply to this

      celafoe..... Are you just an argumentative person or what? You have nothing to say but always disagree.

  3. duffsmom profile image60
    duffsmomposted 10 years ago

    I love the word desiderata meaning a thing desired.

    Least favorite, Im sure there are a lot that I can't think of but strictly from the way the word sounds I would say the word 'pregnant.'  Having a child is such a wonderful experience and the word pregnant sounds so sharp and harsh when compared to the beauty of the situation

  4. TheKatsMeow profile image88
    TheKatsMeowposted 10 years ago

    my favorite word is copacetic: I find it perfectly describes how I feel about something that is giong really well.

    My least favorite word would be poo. The way it sounds and the way people say it, grinds my gears. I know it's weird but I can't stand it, lol.

  5. ChristinS profile image38
    ChristinSposted 10 years ago

    Serendipity is my favorite word - it means little hidden happy surprises, "coincidences" that turn out to be blessings. 

    I dislike extremely crude words like the "F" bomb for example. I know people who use that particular word and its variants as noun, verb, subject, and everything in between in the same sentence and it really annoys me.  Not that most of us haven't dropped one now and then - but those who routinely swear like that leave a bad impression.

  6. Theophanes profile image89
    Theophanesposted 10 years ago

    Cannabinoid is my favorite word. I have no reason to ever say it but I love the way it just rolls off your tongue... Came across it on a documentary and was immediately struck by what an awesome word it was.

    The words sweet and like really annoy me when used incorrectly or profusely. Sepia sounds like a disease to me and vagina sounds even worse... Maybe there's a poet lingering somewhere in me since all these likes and dislikes are based solely on how the words physically sound... smile

  7. stanwshura profile image71
    stanwshuraposted 10 years ago

    My least favorite word is 'failure'.

    My most favorite word is 'hope'.

  8. Ericdierker profile image45
    Ericdierkerposted 10 years ago

    Antidisestablishmentarianism  very fun word to look up:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antidisest … ntarianism

    Or:
    supercalifragolisticespeallidocious  of Mary Poppins fame

    How wonderful these words are in our lexicon, evoking memories and brain teasers as to their correctness.

    Least favorite is the most wrong word I ever did hear:  Can't

  9. ladydeonne profile image70
    ladydeonneposted 10 years ago

    My favorite word is Gratitude for which I love to express.  The practice of Gratitude will change your life as the more you give thanks, the more things the Universe will give you to be thankful for. My least favorite word is lack as it is negative and denotes the absence of abundance which is truth.

    1. Abby Campbell profile image74
      Abby Campbellposted 10 years agoin reply to this

      Gratitude is awesome and less appreciated these days.

  10. c mark walker profile image59
    c mark walkerposted 10 years ago

    My favorite word is "success" since I rarely hear it, I relish the sound on the rare occasion it comes my way.Haven't heard it in a few decades.
    My least favorite word is "money" since the only time I hear it lately is when someone says I have to give them more of it.

  11. Shaddie profile image77
    Shaddieposted 10 years ago

    I really fancy random words that I find to be succinct but interesting, such as "fallow," "raze," or "fleet." I also like to use animal related terms such as "colubrid," "chelicerae," or "squaliform" as often as I can in conversation.

    My least favorite word is also the ugliest word in the human dictionary: "penis." It is just ridiculous. I can't even say it out loud. Blehk!

  12. Lisa HW profile image62
    Lisa HWposted 10 years ago

    My favorite word is "integrity".  To me, it sounds like what it means - and I like both how it sounds/looks and what it means.

    I can't come up with a least favorite word because there are far too many words that make me cringe.  In fact, some of those words that I find most objectionable are words I couldn't even make myself say or write (and they don't necessarily have anything to do with profanity, by the way.  They're just ugly, crude or creepy in some way.   smile  )

  13. Abby Campbell profile image74
    Abby Campbellposted 10 years ago

    My favorite is THRIVE. The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines it as "to progress toward or realize a goal despite or because of circumstances."

    My least favorite word is HOPELESSNESS.

  14. ytsenoh profile image62
    ytsenohposted 10 years ago

    Simple for me.  My favorite word is "please" and my least favorite word is any swear word that demeans any person, place or thing.  I'm no Pollyanna, but I really don't like hearing the F word in every sentence.

 
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