These are a few of my favorite words
If you write about anything long enough, you tend to use the same old words over and over again.
To help me fight the urge to use the same old words over and over again (see? I just did it again), I started a list ofg words that I need to use on Midnight Sun more often. If you have a favorite word you'd like to see on here, I'd love to try and use it. Here's my little list ...
discombobulate
plunder
pickle
mucho
scads
zesty
mole
boop
As I use these words, I'm going to cross them off this list, and put a link to the piece where I used them.
Erik Maza is a features reporter at the Baltimore Sun. He writes for several sections of the Sun paper and contributes weekly columns on music and nightlife. He also writes and edits the Midnight Sun blog. He often covers entertainment, business, and the business of entertainment. Occasionally, he writes about Four Loko, The Block, the liquor board, and those who practice "
Comments
Someone wrote a novel without ever using the same words twice:
http://www.ubu.com/contemp/nufer/index.html
Words I would like to see you use:
extra-uterine
subplethora
awesomitis
preprandial
chimchimaree
sucktacular
And don't tell me those are made-up words because I just put them in my spell checkionary.
Have a scrotastic day.
Posted by: Owl Meat Gravy | September 19, 2009 12:23 PM
I have a feeling that OMG suffers from permanent awesomitis, but hopefully not in the extra-uterine area. That would be sucktacular.
as far as words that i like, unfortunately they're all medical terms, although i'm merely a lawyer, not a doctor. those words are:
thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpuria
necrotizing fasciitis
i just think they're fun to say, although suffering from either would not be fun
Posted by: Pat | September 19, 2009 1:08 PM
My favorite word list has been expanding since I was a young girl (I am 54 now :)...). This is just a few!
divot (as in golf)
ballistics
extrapolation
paradigm
confluence
antediluvian
Posted by: Liz H. | September 19, 2009 1:13 PM
Pat, awesome! LMAO.
I love necrotizing fasciitis too (flesh-eating bacteria).
My favorite disease name is leptospirosis.
My favorite fake cause of death and/or charity is RLS.
Favorite pretentious word that I actually know the meaning of ... epistemology.
avuncular
resplendent
tyro
ort
nexus
sere
antipode
Beelzebubba
Posted by: Owl Meat Gravy | September 19, 2009 1:53 PM
Griddle
Licentiousness
clasp
gnarly
Posted by: Josh | September 19, 2009 1:58 PM
Is " ofg" on your list as well? Because you can cross it off now.
callipygian - possibly the best word in all of language. look it up.
Posted by: Kyle B | September 21, 2009 12:04 AM
Sam,
Please start using the word, "cromulent" in your writing. It's a great to embiggen your posts.
Posted by: Allan | September 21, 2009 9:21 AM
OMG has obviously been smoking banana peels.
Posted by: BA | September 21, 2009 9:56 AM
Sheboygan
diluvian
recockulous
twitterpated
curmudgeon
Posted by: Rube Goldberg | September 21, 2009 8:39 PM