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

[aesc.livejournal.com]

Oh yes yes! I think Italian has a similar range in words used to express different forms of love. English has, as far as I know, just the one word; there used to be a sort of compound used to translate the Latin word caritas, which is the love God has for creation and the love creation (especially people) has for God, in order to differentiate it from carnal or sexual love, but we don't have that anymore.