out of curiosity

[aesc]

What is your favorite word of all time, the word that fills you with bizarre, ineffable happiness whenever you get the chance to use or say it?

Mine is 'sloth,' although my favorite not-English word is Old English neorxnawong, which is the word for Paradise (as in, the Garden of Eden). Nay-orx-na-wong! Say it!

I ask this question periodically because I love words and I love it when people talk about them and enjoy them. It makes me happy and it relaxes me.

Back tonight with fic! \o/

Comments

[clear-as-blood.livejournal.com]

Ubiquitous.

I also enjoy lackadaisical, hoi polloi (which amuses me for some reason) and archaeopteryx (my favorite extinct animal).

[clear-as-blood.livejournal.com]

On second thought, I also like pratityasamutpada. If only because it's fun to (try and) say and has part of my name in it.

[aesc.livejournal.com]

Hoi polloi sounds almost criminally fun. For some reason, it makes me think of chickens. And archaeopteryx is both fun to say and look at!