Words.....

I like to write. And I like to read.

Overall, I love words! There are times when a word hits me just the right way and it feels good coming off my tongue and the meaning strikes me as significant.

I'm fickle. I use words in stages. A word that felt just right at one point gives way to another.

Right now, my favorites are:

1) Mellifluous

2) Love

3) Serendipity

4) Phoenix

5) Bouncebackability (made up word. I do that, too)

6) Resilience

7) Ameliorate

8) Diddums

9) Lavender

10) Gobsmacked

There are also certain expressions that resonate with me for a time, often giving way to something new as I learn it

1) Cri de couer

2) Mai bpen rai (Thai for "never mind. It's okay.")

3) "Wa" (Japanese for 'harmony')

4) Jai yen yen (Thai for "cool heart")

5) Cassandra's cry (I seem to be melodramatic lately)

6) Synchronicity of indeterminacy (Now is that double-speak or what?)

7) Triumph of random chance

8) Cogito ergo sum (Have to stick at least one Latin phrase in here)

9) Sui generis (I've never given this one up. Been using it since I was a kid.)

10) Chong mang (This is not nice! I only use it when I'm completely exasperated!)

Do you have any favorite words or expressions?

I know this is a silly post but I'm a bit tired today. I'll come up with my usual turgid prose tomorrow.

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