Words

Mar. 11th, 2009 07:33 pm
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I love words. Some of you may have noticed this from the fact that I use a lot of them, a lot of the time. I particularly like big and complicated words, words that sound nice, old-fashioned words and words with interesting meanings.

I have a lot of words I really like for various different reasons, but my favourite word has to be "undermine". I like it because it is very, very literal and conjures a lovely mental image.

un⋅der⋅mine
   /ˌʌndərˈmaɪn or, especially for 1, 2, 4, ˈʌndərˌmaɪn/[uhn-der-mahyn or, especially for 1, 2, 4, uhn-der-mahyn]
–verb (used with object), -mined, -min⋅ing.
1. to injure or destroy by insidious activity or imperceptible stages, sometimes tending toward a sudden dramatic effect.
2. to attack by indirect, secret, or underhand means; attempt to subvert by stealth.
3. to make an excavation under; dig or tunnel beneath, as a military stronghold.
4. to weaken or cause to collapse by removing underlying support, as by digging away or eroding the foundation.

Extract from Dictionary.com

I now invite you to do two things :
1/ Share with me your favourite word(s) and explain what about them appeals to you
2/ If you aren't already, sign up to receive "Word of the Day" email from Dictionary.com, and share with me the fun of words! They also have interesting podcasts on the etymology and derivation of words, for anyone who's as geeky as I am interested
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