Wednesday, March 08, 2006

Words that I'm loving lately

As a writer, I just generally love words--how they sound, what they mean, the images they evoke. But there are some words that just resonate. Words you love using--you like what they convey, you like the way the feel in your mouth, you like that they make you seem smart. Whatever. Here are my top 5 words for the week:

1) Snarky
2) Alacrity
3) Volatile
4) Ephemeral
5) Wonky

What's the pattern here? Apparently I like words that end in -y and-al sounds? A challenge: try to use all five of these in the course of everyday conversation today.

Other words worth adding to the list?

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