Ok, so this may be a bit of a monger-esque thread, but are there any English words (including those originating from other languages) that you just like for their elegance or other reasons?
My recent favourite is "demimonde".
:huh:
Dingleberry.
Mongeresque is a pretty good one.
Thixotropic
Tits. Winkle. Vibraphone.
twunt, gigglesnort, plinth.
Fuck. You.
Whorepissarsecuntfuck
Slupsk.
I quite like mundane. :bowler:
Flabbergasted.
Uselessness.
Thread.
L.
aa
Woody.
Faggot.
Babble, burble, banter, bicker bicker bicker
Brouhaha, balderdash, ballyhoo
Quote from: Josephus on December 01, 2014, 12:46:37 PM
Babble, burble, banter, bicker bicker bicker
Brouhaha, balderdash, ballyhoo
THESE are some good solid woody words.
"convenient" - There is no direct match in German but I find the word convenient in many situations.
Quote from: Josephus on December 01, 2014, 12:46:37 PM
Babble, burble, banter, bicker bicker bicker
Brouhaha, balderdash, ballyhoo
:lol:
We know don't we. :D
Quote from: Josephus on December 01, 2014, 12:46:37 PM
Babble, burble, banter, bicker bicker bicker
Brouhaha, balderdash, ballyhoo
And now I have that going though my head. Which isn't bad, just distracting.
Ack ack ack, ack ack, ack.
Ack ack, ACK!!!! 1111
Quote from: Siege on December 01, 2014, 05:40:31 PM
Ack ack ack, ack ack, ack.
Ack ack, ACK!!!! 1111
Do you come in peace?
Quote from: Siege on December 01, 2014, 05:40:31 PM
Ack ack ack, ack ack, ack.
Ack ack, ACK!!!! 1111
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Cum. Firebomb. Kal-El.
HAIL HYDRA!
Pacify: That one has been used a lot at work to describe the area of Colombia we're building our system. It makes what happened to FARC sound so serene. :)
Prosaic: Is in the similar vein in that it sounds like it should mean the opposite of what it does mean.
Borborygmus
Insouciance
Hemidemisemiquaver
Egregious
Pancake
Laconic
obstinate
ostensible
purport
codswallop