Favourite word

[badunnin]

I should probably wait until Monday to post this, but here goes anyways.

A question was posed on another board that I post on *gasp* inquiring as to people's favourite words. Mine is shrubbery. Yes, shrubbery. Love the way it sounds. Maybe this is just a language geek think. Who knows.

So, do you have a favourite word?

[Grace]

My favorite words are all German words - Bethany, you'll appreciate these.

herrlich
furchtbar
guenstig

None of them having anything to do with each other, and I don't like them for their meanings, I just like saying them, the way they feel in my mouth ( :p ), etc.

I don't have any favorite words in English, although I do have words I can't STAND in English - those being:

panties (SHUDDER!!) This word just grosses me out for some reason!
wipe
pak (as in foil pak or something like that). Yuck.

:D :D

It looks like the "p" sound is what bothers me - it's what they all have in common :rolleyes:

[jmarie]

CHOCOLATE....(Pronounced SHO-KO-LOT) I love the way it tastes, too!

[sharon]

I have always been partial to lackadaisical. Just like the way it sounds. I am partial to alliteration though.;)

[tbb113]

I LOVE serendipity and serendipitous. And if I can work them into a conversation...it is too cool for words :cool:

Tyra

[Shirley Panek]

Originally posted by Grace
I don't have any favorite words in English, although I do have words I can't STAND in English - those being:

panties (SHUDDER!!) This word just grosses me out for some reason!


I feel exactly the same way! I'm not sure what it is. I also dislike the word "moist" or "moisten". :confused:

[kristalsnow7]

Originally posted by Grace

I don't have any favorite words in English, although I do have words I can't STAND in English - those being:

panties (SHUDDER!!) This word just grosses me out for some reason!
wipe


I do not like these words either! Pak doesn't bother me, though. :D

One of my favorite words is the French word for armchair: fauteuil

I don't know why I like it so much, but I do. ;)

[stefania4]

Chambray
Dissolve
cylindrical
apple
salamander

I can't stand the word luscious, probably because people use it when they're trying too hard. Like "tresses", it gets used when every other word meaning the same thing has already been used.

[ErinM]

Originally posted by Grace


panties (SHUDDER!!) This word just grosses me out for some reason!
wipe
pak (as in foil pak or something like that). Yuck.

:D :D

It looks like the "p" sound is what bothers me - it's what they all have in common :rolleyes:


I cannot stand the words "slacks" and "blouse". I once had a friend who would drive me insane by just repeating those words in my presence. I was very close to killing him! :o :eek: :D

[Melman]

I always like to throw 'plethora' into conversations whenever the opportunity arises. :D :D :D I never use the word 'mellifluous', but I think it has a fun sound to it.

[christinew]

Originally posted by stefania4
Chambray
Dissolve
cylindrical
apple
salamander

I can't stand the word luscious, probably because people use it when they're trying too hard. Like "tresses", it gets used when every other word meaning the same thing has already been used.

HAAA!!! CAN AGREE Completely! Hate that word- Luscious. Sounds so freaky.

Like:
Intrinsic
Sinuous
Triage

HATE Panties also..and CAKE (just feels weird to my mouth to say that!!!)

Fun thread.

CKW

[Alethea]

Ah, the type of thing I always wonder, but never ask....

My personal fave would be "Lapsang Souchong", the chinese black tea that's smoked over cedar. This is my mother's preferred tea, and as a young 'un, I would repeat "lapsang souchong" on and on and on, probably at the detriment of my mother's mental health.:o (It's also my favorite tea to drink too.:) )

Also as a child, I loved the sound of "abattoir". I thought it was a kind of salon, or powder room. It wasn't until I started French that I learned it meant a slaughterhouse. There went the romance in that term!

[Kristine]

I've always had a special affinity for the word albeit. I rarely use it in everyday language, but I still like it. :)

[Kayaksoup]

I am a geek. I love all words, especially obscure ones and I love sneaking them into conversations. i think today, I like obscure:p

[little_bopeep]

I like plethora, too, Mel...I use it whenever I can. I also like medical terms like "diaphoretic" and "afebrile."

[Kay Henderson]

For content reasons, I'm very fond of the French word "rapproachement." It means the reestablishment of courteous relations.

[scrappycat]

My teenage daughters and I are always trying to "one-up" each other on using big or unusual words in conversation. We read a lot, so we should have a big vocabularly, but you can't tell by the way we talk! We've been trying to improve. So, my favorite words change daily, with whatever I happen to toss out in the conversation. Today it was montage (I hope that's how it's spelled!). Yesterday, I had 2 good words in one sentence, but, I can't remember what they were!
Pam

[badunnin]

Originally posted by Grace
panties (SHUDDER!!) This word just grosses me out for some reason!

Those are great German words! It was actually mentioned on the other board that German has some of the best.

As far as your pan... word, (I'll spare you the rest of it!) my friend Emily hates the word moist, and when you combine her word with yours (which was also on her list) it's absolutely awful. :D

[SandyM]

<sigh>

Not even sure why, but the word(s) ball peen hammer make me giggle right out loud, whenever I say them. And I toss them in whenever necessary........or not....... :p :D

[MKSquared]

My favorite German word: Gotterfunken

Other words:
average (I like typing it - it's all in the left hand)
lumber

Shudder-worthy words:
panties! :eek:

[Robyncz]

Originally posted by Grace
My favorite words are all German words - Bethany, you'll appreciate these.

herrlich
furchtbar
guenstig




Grace, you left out my favorite German word of all "gemuetlich"--although "herrlich" is right up there for me. I also love "doch"--not so much for the sound but for all the awesome ways you can use it.

I also adore the French word (I can't spell it right because I don't know how to make the little hangy thing under the c. . .) "soupcon."

As for English words, I think "childhood" might be one of my favorites. I like the way the sounds go together.

"Panties" doesn't bother me at all, but the word "greasy," when pronounced with a /z/ sound makes me "queasy"!

[TamiKnight]

I love the word perchance. There are others, but I only think of them when I run across them--can't think of them now. As a teacher, I also love the word summer. :D

I hate panties, too (the word), and I absolutely, totally, completely can't stand the word munch. We passed up a recommended restaurant on vacation because it was named the Munching Bear. I lost my appetite just looking at the sign.

[stefania4]

Originally posted by ErinM
I cannot stand the words "slacks" and "blouse". Slacks! Yelch! I'm fine with "pants" or "trousers", but... ick to the other word.

[badunnin]

Originally posted by Robyncz
I also love "doch"--not so much for the sound but for all the awesome ways you can use it.
Doch rocks! I want to use it in English a lot. Alas, no-one understands me. :(

MK - Gotterfunken from... Beethoven's Ode to Joy?

[MKSquared]

Originally posted by badunnin
MK - Gotterfunken from... Beethoven's Ode to Joy?

Bingo. :D

[jazzyjas]

I hate the word "chunk" especially whey used as a verb but the garden variety noun form also makes my skin crawl

I like the word "fortuitous" although I am not sure I spelled it correctly

Jas

[Kristine]

I remembered some other words I like - well actually it's more like a type of words. I have always liked writing words that have no "tall" letters in them (words like common). The longer the word, the better. :)

[1MegMeg]

my favorite word lately has been snafu. I think it's fun to say and it just sort of rolls of my lips in a fiesty kind of way, especially if I really emphasize the "f".

:D

[VictoriaL]

I have known for years that my favorite word is "cake".
Brings to my mind happy gatherings, balloons, celebrations, etc. Plus, I am a cake-worshipper!!! :D

[Robyncz]

Originally posted by badunnin

Doch rocks! I want to use it in English a lot. Alas, no-one understands me. :(



Doch! Ich versteh' dich!

[LauraBL]

This is a great thread but it's also making me question our mutual sanity.....

That being said........I love the word and the idea of a POULTICE.

I also like the sound of the french word arondisement(not sure of spelling)as in a section of a city. Sometimes this word goes through my head over and over again like a mantra before I fall asleep.

[Natasha3]

Originally posted by Robyncz


Doch! Ich versteh' dich!

Ich auch! :D

I have always loved words too and remember that when my sister and I were really young, we asked each other what our favourite words were. At the time (I was about five) my favourite word was "coating" (as in KFC fried chicken coating :rolleyes: ;)). Now I don't know; I love so many words (and dislike some too). Some I like are:

finagle
and
cake (like Vicci).

I know there are others I can't think of now but will try to remember. I also have very strong likes and dislikes for people's names, but won't get into all those here. As for countries, place names, and related words, some that I like are the words/names Swiss, Canada, Quebec (said the French way), and Connecticut. I'm weird. I know. ;)

As for ones I don't like, there's

stink
stench
and
slimy.

They all sound just too much like what they represent. Blech.

Laura, I love arrondissement too!! There are so many cool French words that don't translate well or sound as good in English. :( Oh well...

Natasha :)

[maizeyoats]

Inshallah (God willing) always liked that when and since I lived in Saudi Arabia.

[MusicMom]

Couscous I don't know why, I just like saying it.

This reminds me of James Lipton on Inside the Actors Studio. He usually ends his interviews by asking his guests to name their favorite and least favorite words, favorite sound, and favorite swear word (guess we won't go there! ;) )

My least favorite word is "conference" used as a verb. I shuddered the first time I heard it from a teacher.

[Natasha3]

Originally posted by MusicMom

My least favorite word is "conference" used as a verb. I shuddered the first time I heard it from a teacher.

I think "couscous" is fun, too! :)

Your mention of "conference" used as a verb made me think of another word commonly used in the workplace, and that I don't like: proactive. *shudder* I also don't care for the phrase "touch base".

Natasha

[little_bopeep]

Originally posted by jazzyjas


I like the word "fortuitous" although I am not sure I spelled it correctly

Jas

Ditto. I love this word and use it often. The words I really dislike are the slang terms used for the secretions that come from one's nose. One begins with "sn" and the other begins with "bo." The British pronunciation of the 2nd one is only slightly less offensive to me.

[beacooker]

Some of my favorites:

azure
Constantinople
commandeer - thanks to DH for this one; I use it all the time now - instead of telling someone I am taking something from them, I say I am commandeering it. :)

[Melman]

I always liked the word Constantinople, too. It's just so fun to say it. I forgot another one that I like: paraphernalia. And spigot! MANY years ago, I was in a funny conversation about how that word was spelled. I don't know if it's the same elsewhere, but most people say it more like "spicket" (pretty much like "picket" fence). We changed the pronunciation to spiGOT', with the emphasis on the second syllable. :)

[stefania4]

Over the past few months I've noticed a rise in the use of the non-word "conversate." As in, "my mother said I didn't speak to her but we conversated for twenty minutes yesterday." Makes the skin crawl, doesn't it?

[ranger roo]

have to throw in my likes and dislikes too..

Likes: As a few people have already mentioned, I also love the word plethora. :) I don't know why.
I also LOVE LOVE LOVE the word squeegee. hehe...it's just fun to say.

Dislikes: I HATE the word 'evidently'. I think this goes back to listening to relatives use this word ad nauseum (ooh i forgot to add 'ad nauseum' as one of my favorites) when they were sitting around gossiping and being nosey. now I just equate the word 'evidently' with this and every time i hear it I just cringe. I also don't like 'apparently' for the same reason, although my response to hearing 'apparently' is not nearly as pronounced as hearing 'evidently' *shudder*

[Chefzhat]

I've always loved to say the word "obsequious" (although I've probably spelled it wrong:)), and have a life long love of the word refrigerator (wonder why??).

I cannot stand the word smegma. 'Nuff said.:( I don't like "abdomen" either.

Debie

[colleency]

I love the word "squeegee," too!

I also love "defenestrate." (One of my favorite books has a character in it that is described as a defenestrator, because his job was to throw someone out a window.)

I love to say the French verb "du velo," because it's sounds so round, especially in a French accent.

I used to think plethora meant, "a lot," and found out that it actually means "too many." So it's kind of on my picky list.

I hate the word "gumma." It's a medical term for particularly nasty condition, and it sounds just like what it means.

And I LOVE this thread! Does anyone else keep a dictionary next to their bed, so they don't have to get up to look up words?

[MaryH]

Originally posted by stefania4
Over the past few months I've noticed a rise in the use of the non-word "conversate." As in, "my mother said I didn't speak to her but we conversated for twenty minutes yesterday." Makes the skin crawl, doesn't it?

Yup, yup, and triple yup. This is number one on my list of word pet peeves.

:D

[beacooker]

Originally posted by colleency
I also love "defenestrate." (One of my favorite books has a character in it that is described as a defenestrator, because his job was to throw someone out a window.)


Colleency, what book is this? That sounds very Douglas Adam-ish, but, to my knowledge, none of his books have defenestrators. And I love you for giving me a new word.

I love this thread too, but now I am thinking about words even more than I normally do. Two more I love:

abominable
onomatopoeia

[Dewey]

Two of my favorites are denouement (which I manage to use quite a bit in conversation...) and inveigle

[JHolcomb]

Shenanigans. I love that word and it's mutated Simpson's usage, Shenanigoats. I also like feculant. Which is such a great, gross word. Also noisome. And ecumenical.

Oh, for more phrase-like words, I love the word hide-y hole. As in "when we bring out the vaccum cleaner, Tiva runs into her hide-y hole."

Words I hate: Eclectic and pro-active.

[Grace]

Originally posted by stefania4
Over the past few months I've noticed a rise in the use of the non-word "conversate." As in, "my mother said I didn't speak to her but we conversated for twenty minutes yesterday." Makes the skin crawl, doesn't it?

Is it possible this is a regional thing? I've never heard anyone use this "word" before - although it would make me crazy too if I did! :D

[AD]

I've always hated the sound of the word "meal." My favorite word is "glacier."

[colleency]

Beacooker - It's a fantasy series by David Eddings, not very Douglas Adams at all. The series is called the "Belgariad," and it has 5 books . The first book is called Pawn of Prophet. Part two of the series is called the "Mallorean" (five more books). Unfortunately, the defenestrator doesn't show up until maybe book 2 or 3 of the Mallorean. It's an epic about magicians and kings and adventurers, and I highly recommend it, especially if you like dry humor and character development.

Dewey - DH and I were just discussing that our business partner's favorite word is denouement. We write shows together[unpaid :rolleyes: ], and he always manages to work that word into the scripts.

[oskie]

Originally posted by colleency

I also love "defenestrate." (One of my favorite books has a character in it that is described as a defenestrator, because his job was to throw someone out a window.)



And you can't forget the defenestration of Prague!

As for non-english words, I'd have to include the French psychologie (I get a kick out of pronouncing the "p") and German kartoffelsalad. My friends teased me when we were over there that the only German words I knew were hello, goodbye, and potato salad. :p

I really really really hate the word utilize. Since when is "use" too informal??

[sharon kopenski]

My favorite word is Mamma, because it reminds me of how lucky I am to be one.

[hollysmom]

'Lagnaippe', which in New Orleans translates as, "a little extra."

'Atchafalaya' - good restaurant, cool word ('at' is silent)

'Na-na' which I think means 'Mama' in 9-month-old...

'Holly' and 'Robin'

SSM

[hollysmom]

My husband's aunt made up a word...

'contusionary' - which meant that you may not be the best of friends, but you get along.

SSM

[kima]

I too can not stand the P word! It makes me feel funny in the tummy!
I am drawing a blank on favourite words -I know I have lots though.

Right now my DD and are using the word bon vivant (is this one or two words?) alot.
I was lecturing her on getting on track in life-and I blurted out-How long are you going to lead this bonvivant lifestyle???Well we both completely cracked up. She now uses that word all the time-even on her answering machine.
For a while persnickety was our :"crack up" word.
I am so curious as to what those German words mean !!!

[Peggy C.]

Love the word smarmy. And underpants and davenport. (the use of the word underpants, makes me giggle)

I'll throw damp into the hate category.

[badunnin]

Originally posted by kima
I am so curious as to what those German words mean !!!

Well let me see if I can remedy that!

doch - no good English translation - it has about 100 meaning depending on how it's used, but it has a basic meaning of "on the contrary". "Doch! Ich versteh' dich!" means "No! I understand you!"

Gotterfunken - "Sparks from God" - The first line from Beethoven's "Ode to Joy" is "Freude schoener Gotterfunken" which loosely means "joy beautiful sparks from God". The text to the song was written by Friedrich Schiller.

herrlich - magnificent

furchtbar - terrible

guenstig - favourable (often referring to a favourable price)

gemuetlich - comfortable; cosy

[MaryH]

Originally posted by hollysmom
'Lagnaippe', which in New Orleans translates as, "a little extra."

'Atchafalaya' - good restaurant, cool word ('at' is silent)

'Na-na' which I think means 'Mama' in 9-month-old...

'Holly' and 'Robin'

SSM

Well now, seems to me we might have a "transplanted" Louisianan in our midst?? :D (Course, I'll confess my ignorance up front that I'm not exactly sure where Richmond is. Austin and Houston yes, Richmond, no.)

[KristinK]

I've never given it much thought, but my favorite word might have to be despicable. I remember being a kid and hearing Daffy Duck say it, and even though I didn't know what it meant, everything became 'despicable.' Well, now I know, though I never really use it anymore.

Also not a fan of the 'p' word as well as a certain other 'p' word that obscenely refers to the body part covered by the first 'p' word. Actually, I don't really like any word - slang or not - that refers to the aforementioned body part.


Originally posted by Peggy C.
Love the word smarmy.
LOL - DBF calls one of his friends 'Smarms' :p


Originally posted by MusicMom
Couscous I don't know why, I just like saying it.
I always say couscous with a smile :)

[syzygy]

What a fun thread! Thanks, megmeg, for starting it :)

It seems that many of the words I like have already been mentioned, but one of the ones I love the best is my board name. I learned it in 3rd grade from my teacher, who made us practice it to perfect our cursive handwriting. (Try writing it out and keeping all those lower loops and upper curves equal ;) )

Anyway, it was mentioned to me at Mamasue's that some people didn't know how to pronounce it. It's sih-zuh-jee, and means 3 or more heavenly bodies in alignment. In other words, a fancy word for an eclipse...

[nlh]

My current favorite is "cattywampus" It just describes life lately (chaos)

I also like:
intrinisic


I don't like:
vomit (makes me choke to even type it)
wacky (stupid word)
slacks (even worse than trousers!)

Stupid spellings like "olde" "grille" also are annoying.

There are more but I just can't think of what they are right now.

[syzygy]

Originally posted by KristinK

quote:
Originally posted by MusicMom
Couscous I don't know why, I just like saying it.
----------------------------------------------------------------------


I always say couscous with a smile :)


I saw a tee shirt the other day that said
"One flew over the couscous nest"
:D :p :D

[RebeccaT]

I hate the word "obviously" because it's almost always used in a condescending manner. I use it sometimes, but I prefer to say "clearly." Which is also condescending, but at least it's more polite about it. :p

And at the moment, at my company, I hate the word "restructuring." :(

I haven't really thought much about words I love to say, or that I love for their meaning. I have a good vocabulary as far as words I know the meaning of, but I don't use nearly as many words as I know in everyday conversation. I'll have to think about this today. :)

[little_bopeep]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by colleency
Beacooker - It's a fantasy series by David Eddings, not very Douglas Adams at all. The series is called the "Belgariad," and it has 5 books .c about magicians and kings and adventurers, and I highly recommend it, especially if you like dry humor and character development.

Colleen, my son luuuuuuvs this series; in fact, when he needs a screen name or identity, he calls himself "Belgarion."

I just remembered 2 more words I've fallen in love with: "falsity" and "untruthitude," both from a Saturday Night Live sketch involving Judge Judy and Samuel L. Jackson as the plaintiff. It just sounds so much cooler to say, "Your honor, that is a falsity!" than to call it a lie, don't you think? :cool:

[cindyluwho]

For German words, I like the sound of "Seeschlacht", which means naval battle. I'm not sure why I like it so much, I think it may be because it sounds like a mouthful of spit! :D

I also like the French word "entarter", which was coined in response to Noel Godin's guerilla pie throwing antics. (He goes around throwing pies in the faces of well-known individuals he thinks should get a pie in the face.)

I like the word "hilarity", especially when you see a movie review introducing the plot of the movie, and concluding with, "Hilarity ensues."

[SusanL]

the word "Tweak"? It really grates me!!!

[MusicMom]

Originally posted by syzygy
I saw a tee shirt the other day that said
"One flew over the couscous nest"
:D :p :D

I love it!!:D Thanks!

[Peggy C.]

I thought of a couple more. 1 is please and technically the second is a phrase, but I'm gonna add it anyway. Thank you.

[AD]

I had to add some more. Some of you may have played the game Balderdash might know the meaning of the word queezmadam. Also, when I was in kindergarten, I remember liking the word facetious

[AndreaU]

I have a few:

Juxtaposition
Rhombus
Smorgasbord
Facade

[shscharles]

Gubernatorial...

Diaphanous...

And I love it that someone else has an affinity for defenestrate...always has been one of my favorites!

[Minky]

Originally posted by Melman
I always like to throw 'plethora' into conversations whenever the opportunity arises. :D :D :D

LOL! I love plethora (and the looks I get when I use it in a conversation:p )

Also love - quagmire, fortuitous and the German word bischen

Hate - nevertheless, irregardless (which I think is an English dichotomy (sp?) within itself...)

[amanda]

I love altruistic.

I've been saying smarmy a lot lately and didn't realize it was actually a word :rolleyes:

As for the flip side, I can't stand proactive. Drives me crazy.

[jpap]

I love saying aubergine, couscous, discombobulate and antiestablishmentarianism,
I hate disenfranchished and disrespected. "He disrespected me." I was taught people were shown disrespect, or treated with disrespect. Sorry if I am wrong, maybe it's just me.:D :D Janet

[kwormann]

what about "supercalifragilisticexpealidocous"?

I also use plethera all the time!

[beejayw1]

I always thought the words shimmer and sycamore were beautiful words.

Now if you want to hear of words whose misuse really bugs me, how about nauseous.

Nauseous correctly means causing nausea or disgust : NAUSEATING

It is now being used almost exclusively to mean ‘nauseated’

I get the giggles when someone announces loudly, "Gosh, I'm so nauseous!" I've even been known to murmur (under my breath) "You sure are!"

[MrsReber]

Originally posted by Melman
I always like to throw 'plethora' into conversations whenever the opportunity arises. :D :D :D I never use the word 'mellifluous', but I think it has a fun sound to it.

I don't have time to read this whole thread, but I have to comment on plethora. I knew a guy in high school who loved that word. He'd ask for a "plethora of napkins" every time he went to the drive-thru.

Personally, I like "recidivisim" because it's fun to say. Then again, I also LOVE to read Fox in Sox to my daughter. I think that's the most fun, rhythmic book ever written.

[Alethea]

I thought of two more I love: limning, and gloaming.

There are quite a few words that I don't like. Smear and tumescent are high on the list. Blech!

[MaryH]

Mufasa, mufasa, mufasa!!!


(Can you tell I have kids.):D

[Jessica]

Originally posted by beejayw1


Now if you want to hear of words whose misuse really bugs me, how about nauseous.

Nauseous correctly means causing nausea or disgust : NAUSEATING

It is now being used almost exclusively to mean ‘nauseated’

I get the giggles when someone announces loudly, "Gosh, I'm so nauseous!" I've even been known to murmur (under my breath) "You sure are!"

Diana--This is my number-one language pet peeve. The second is when people say something is very unique. Unique means one-of-a-kind--you can't have a "very unique" product.

My favorite word is "effervescent."

[RebeccaT]

Originally posted by beejayw1
Now if you want to hear of words whose misuse really bugs me, how about nauseous.

Nauseous correctly means causing nausea or disgust : NAUSEATING

It is now being used almost exclusively to mean ‘nauseated’

I get the giggles when someone announces loudly, "Gosh, I'm so nauseous!" I've even been known to murmur (under my breath) "You sure are!"

Guilty as charged. I didn't know that it was incorrect. However, if I am feeling *that* ill, I am generally not terribly concerned about my grammar! ;) :D

[aquinas_chris]

Looked through a bunch of posts and haven't seen my faves, so here they are....

pumpkin and vichyssoise

Figures that they both revolve around food. BTW, I've never actually eaten vichyssoise, but I just love the way it flows!

C<><

[NorthernComfort]

I'd like to put my vote in for "daughter" (Hi Beth!)

[cindyluwho]

Originally posted by beejayw1
Now if you want to hear of words whose misuse really bugs me, how about nauseous.

Nauseous correctly means causing nausea or disgust : NAUSEATING

It is now being used almost exclusively to mean ‘nauseated’

I get the giggles when someone announces loudly, "Gosh, I'm so nauseous!" I've even been known to murmur (under my breath) "You sure are!"

While it is true that one should say "nauseated" when one has a feeling of nausea, nearly everyone uses "nauseous" in this sense, including doctors who are trying to diagnose the condition. At some point, when nearly everyone says something the "incorrect" way, it becomes the correct way, because language is so fluid and evolving. Probably 50 years from now, "nauseous" will be the "correct" way to refer to one's feeling of nausea. Til then, I suppose you will have to suffer through what you find to be the nauseating usage of nauseous! ;)

[MrsReber]

I was just talking about this in a meeting this morning. One of my co-workers got a pass to park his car all night. The pass says it's for "overnite parking". He asked if that was correct or if it should be "overnight parking". I told him that people use incorrect spellings and references so often that if he looked it up in a dictionary, 'nite' would probably be mentioned with 'night'. Funny how things evolve. Just like "xerox" for copy.

[badunnin]

Originally posted by MrsReber
Just like "xerox" for copy.

And "kleenex". When I was in college, I worked with a Women in Engineering summer program with a woman from Scott Paper. Instead of asking for a kleenex there, they ask for a scottie. I still say tissue, personally.

[tbb113]

Originally posted by badunnin


And "kleenex". When I was in college, I worked with a Women in Engineering summer program with a woman from Scott Paper. Instead of asking for a kleenex there, they ask for a scottie. I still say tissue, personally.

Problem is that when the brand name becomes generic, the company loses its copyright to the name. That happened to ASPRIN and that's part of the reason people will correct you when you order a Coke but they are serving you a Pepsi :)

Tyra

[little_bopeep]

Originally posted by MaryH
Mufasa, mufasa, mufasa!!!


(Can you tell I have kids.):D

Do it again! That just tingles me.