tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19630688.post2995854975026045545..comments2023-11-12T14:12:54.120+00:00Comments on the rain in my purse: conjuring gross and beautiful thingsSarahJanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02497062670296130228noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19630688.post-22590818685168044492007-06-23T19:25:00.000+00:002007-06-23T19:25:00.000+00:00thanks, daintee. i can't help but agree with you a...thanks, daintee. i can't help but agree with you about "boner" and "crotch!" aaaaaaahhhhhhSarahJanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02497062670296130228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19630688.post-62553330204322907232007-06-23T17:01:00.000+00:002007-06-23T17:01:00.000+00:00It's my first time viewing your blog, and I've fou...It's my first time viewing your blog, and I've found it via Peter's <I>Slow Reads</I>. What a hilarious post--I love it so much because I, myself, have often pondered this phenomenon (good word) of loving or loathing language.<BR/><BR/>I suppose some of my most hated words ever are definitely related to the body. I do hate moist, but even more than that, I hate <I>boner</I> and <I>crotch</I>--the actually make me nearly gag when I hear them. Speaking of which, the word <I>gag</I> is utterly displeasing, also.<BR/><BR/>I can't think of which words I absolutely adore. I think, as a writer, there are too many of them. I like the word <I>pervasive</I>. It just seems to have so much imagery attached to it.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the post--great fun!Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05400368769918461263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19630688.post-71432159853425716092007-05-21T21:39:00.000+00:002007-05-21T21:39:00.000+00:00Sarah, this was fun to read, and it might make a g...Sarah, this was fun to read, and it might make a good article for Verbatim: The Language Quarterly --email me (jessyrandall@yahoo.com) if you are interested and I'll give you the editor's email.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19630688.post-72882821083306999852007-05-19T18:35:00.000+00:002007-05-19T18:35:00.000+00:00I also love Rachel's and Dick's and Michi's words....I also love Rachel's and Dick's and Michi's words. And Andrew, anything with "odd" in it sounds good. <BR/>In general, I think people have an easier time finding words to love than to hate. I had to dig to come up with drake. <BR/>Names are a whole other subject, in my opinion. Definitely packing a lot of baggage and fashion.SarahJanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02497062670296130228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19630688.post-3192575540738263362007-05-19T12:08:00.000+00:002007-05-19T12:08:00.000+00:00sarah, i love this post. :)language is such a fasc...sarah, i love this post. :)<BR/><BR/>language is such a fascinating thing, and i do find myself pondering the things you mention here. <BR/><BR/>my favourite words include madrugada, sunflower, bumblebee, onomatopoeia. and murmele - which is what we call a murmeltier (marmot) in carinthia; it's a diminutive. <BR/><BR/>a word i never liked is rigoros (in german). and snog. i could never snog someone. ugh. <BR/><BR/>as for names: gabriele and claudia are horrible. i was no surprised when the result of a german survey was that these are considered the top two "unsympathischsten mädchennamen". :)<BR/><BR/>anyway. enough. <BR/><BR/>mmichihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06477831910779342533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19630688.post-74382794018754171252007-05-19T05:59:00.000+00:002007-05-19T05:59:00.000+00:00May I add 'propinquity'? I find both its sound & i...May I add 'propinquity'? I find both its sound & its connotations pleasing.<BR/><BR/>As for anatomical vocabulary, I'd be lost (both literally & figuratively) without 'bollocks'.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19630688.post-74304710798511349282007-05-18T20:56:00.000+00:002007-05-18T20:56:00.000+00:00And then there's Dumbledore's four words: "Nitwit!...And then there's Dumbledore's four words: "Nitwit! Blubber! Oddment! Tweak!"<BR/><BR/>Oddment being the coolest of those.Andrew Shieldshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02804655739574694901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19630688.post-91863028680282041002007-05-18T15:01:00.000+00:002007-05-18T15:01:00.000+00:00p.s. - as for body parts, I love anything ending i...p.s. - as for body parts, I love anything ending in bone, particularly knuckle-bone.Rachel Mallinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11943379186202447410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19630688.post-56972067787799289512007-05-18T14:59:00.000+00:002007-05-18T14:59:00.000+00:002 of my favorites are on that list: rue and Caligu...2 of my favorites are on that list: rue and Caligula. I also like Penelope if we are talking names. Roustabout is a great word, too.Rachel Mallinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11943379186202447410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19630688.post-57837279685478613522007-05-18T08:49:00.000+00:002007-05-18T08:49:00.000+00:00I'm also partial to mellifluous.I'm also partial to mellifluous.Andrew Shieldshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02804655739574694901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19630688.post-74709345480658871252007-05-18T05:50:00.000+00:002007-05-18T05:50:00.000+00:00andrew - I love ubiquitous! It's like riding in a ...andrew - I love ubiquitous! It's like riding in a wheelbarrow over cobblestones.<BR/>laura - I like "moniker." Nice sounds, and humorously evocative of monkeys. "Bibbit" is a sweet word, and "vulva" indeed makes my brain melt. I also don't like "hymen," maybe because it sounds awful, or maybe because of the baggage.SarahJanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02497062670296130228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19630688.post-31545199331621203912007-05-17T22:23:00.000+00:002007-05-17T22:23:00.000+00:00Very interesting. I had a professor who hated the...Very interesting. I had a professor who hated the word "moniker." He insisted I remove it from my introductory chapter, because it was "an awkward Americanism." Personally, I never cared for the word "hymen," and my husband hates the word "perineum." Everyone in my (large) family grew up referring to female genitalia as "bibbit" (that's another story). Anyway, when my sister had a daughter, she decided to use "vulva" instead, which I think is just an ugly word. Sad, I know, but there you have it.<BR/>I enjoy your site very much.<BR/>Best,<BR/>LauraLaurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06625341630659495206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19630688.post-10472704498768740832007-05-17T22:09:00.000+00:002007-05-17T22:09:00.000+00:00I've always like ubiquitous myself.I've always like ubiquitous myself.Andrew Shieldshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02804655739574694901noreply@blogger.com