My favorite is "actually" based on how often I use it; probably a neurosis. Least favorite is "special" for reasons I cannot explain.
2007-10-20 03:21:37 · 5 answers · asked by Goldmind 4 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
My favorite word in the English language is "sycophant". This word made me laugh while I was watching a British comedy called "The Young Ones". A main character, Rick, gets mad at someone and yells out the word to him. I did not know at the time what the word meant, so I looked it up in the dictionary. The definition made me laugh (and think of people at work), and I began to like the pronunciation.
My least favorite word in the English language is "old". I have this fear of getting old (for several reasons - like nursing home old). It makes me sad when I see people in nursing homes who cannot do things and should be able to enjoy the later part of life. I also work with teenagers, so it reminds me that I should have taken advantage of lots of things when I was younger - I was a "good girl" and did not want to get in "trouble". It makes me feel a type of regret, and I realize that I cannot get time back. I would have done some things differently I suppose. I would not have taken time for granted. (and no, I am not a morose person, lol, I am actually fun =)... Sorry for the long-winded information, but I was on a roll.
This is actually a cool question. I can relate because I just did a project in school where my students actually had to identify their favorite word for either meaning or sound. It went over pretty well I think.
2007-10-20 03:47:51 · answer #1 · answered by Suzanne C 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I like a lot of words for different reasons. Some for their melodious tone. Some for their connotations
But my least favorite is Can't. I believe it should be stricken from the English language. All things are possible if you want them bad enough.
2007-10-20 04:13:13 · answer #2 · answered by Shelley C 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Interesting words, share your favorite words at favoriteWords.com. I sincerely hope it meets everyone's expectations.
2014-02-18 09:47:03 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
"laugh", because of the fact in a roundabout way "ugh" is pronounced as an "f" "college", because of the fact the "ch" is pronounced as a "ok" "psych"-something, because of the fact the "p" isn't even pronounced, the y would not make a "y" sound, and back with the ch making a "ok" sound "Xylophone", because of the fact the X is pronounced as a "z", and the "ph" is pronounced because of the fact the earlier defined "ugh" "not elementary", "regardless of the shown fact that", and "thought" because of the fact in a roundabout way by making use of including one letter someplace else interior the be conscious, "ough" adjustments pronunciation from "uh" to "oh" to "aa" "aught" because of the fact it rhymes with thought and yet incorporates an "a" instead of an "o" something-"tion" because of the fact the "t" is pronounced as a "sh" "beige, ethical experience, the two, distant places, inheritor, neighbor, neither, technological awareness, grab, society" and "sovereign" because of the fact all of them defy the "i earlier e different than after c" rule "freight" and "top" because of the fact they actually could rhyme yet they don't "ketchup", purely because of the fact some human beings have the unusual might desire to communicate over with the "ch" as an "s" "black", because of the fact there is not any might desire to emphasise the the "ok" sound on the tip of the be conscious with 2 letters "orange", because of the fact no words rhyme with it. Or "silver" for that be counted. any be conscious with a "q" in it because of the fact it demands the ball and chain of a "u" linked to it, all to make a "kw" sound "dove" and "dove", because of the fact the two are spelled an identical yet have diverse pronunciations and diverse meanings (additionally, "lead" and "lead") "debt", because of the silent "b" "birthplace", because of the fact it purely has too many consonants in a row "rthpl" and continues to be in a roundabout way pronounceable "inconsistency", because of the fact the 1st "c" is pronounced as a "ok", and the 2d is pronounced as an "s". See additionally "ethical experience". "How", in view that's inconsistent with this is opposite numbers "who, what, while, the place", and "why"
2016-11-09 00:29:43 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Self explanatory answer.
Fav.....MONEY
Least fav.....BROKE
For real answer
Fav...Family
Least fav....Enemy
Don't ask me why!
2007-10-20 03:27:45 · answer #5 · answered by LucySD 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋