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Yesterday on the morning news show the weatherman said it was going to be blustery. I have only ever heard that word in the wonderful world of Winnie the Pooh. And it tickled me. Its a word I hardly ever get to use and I have to say I over-used it all day yesterday. :) Its odd because the wind kept gusting but it was a beautiful sunny day.
Another word that I love is assuage. I just like the sound of it as it rolls off my tongue. There aren't a lot of chances to use it in everyday life. Both my husband and my son roll their eyes when I get on my ooo, I love that word kick. So I sometimes sneak it into manuscripts. Yesterday while listening to Former President George W. Bush read a letter that Lincoln had sent to a widow who had lost five sons in the civil war, he used this word. It was magnificent and brought tears to my eyes. Here is the sentence...I pray that our heavenly Father may assuage the anguish of your bereavement.
There just aren't enough instances in every day life to use words like that but when they come along I can't resist.
What about you? Are their words you love to use? I get vexed when I can't use my favorites! Just kidding.
Kathy :)
Filed in: Jaunty Post,Katherine Garbera
Sep 13th
2011
2:03 am
Debbie Pfeiffer Said:
Depends on the day, but I like mine with some onomatopoeia (and love that word too!), like:
persnickety
ramshackle
terse
flibbertigibbet/flibbertigibbetty
And then there’s ornery, which my mom’s family pronounces something like on’-ree. Which drives my husband batty, but because I’m ornery, I keep saying it the way I *know* is right.
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Sep 13th
2011
5:27 am
Kristan Higgins Said:
Yesterday, my son asked me for help with his Latin homework. He needed to list four English words based on his Latin vocabulary. He said, “Please don’t go all crazy, okay? I only need four…and you know how you get.”
So yes, I love words, too!
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Sep 13th
2011
8:04 am
Margo Maguire Said:
You’re a warm-climate person, Kathy… Around here, we’re just about to start MONTHS of blustery weather! Here are a few words I like to use occasionally…
High-falutin’
extraneous
crotchety
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Sep 13th
2011
8:07 am
Katherine Garbera Said:
Debbie–certain members of my family (my mom!) say things like liberry instead of library.
Kristin–I get that warning often…don’t go crazy!!
Margo–I am definitely a warm-weather person. I was lamenting to my husband last night that growing up in Florida didn’t prepare me to live anywhere but the tropics!
Apparently I also have a deep love of exclamation points.
K
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Sep 13th
2011
8:15 am
Emily McKay Said:
I love tousled. Partly ’cause it’s such a nice image for how hair looks when you’ve been running fingers through it and partly ’cause it’s pronounced with a z sound instead of a s. I know this because I used to record books for the blind and we had a huge discussion about it for one particular book. I was so surprised by the pronunciation. So now whenever I use it, I feel very smart.
However, I dislike the word “milieu.” I never feel like I pronounce it correctly or even use it right. Once I was on a panel with author Julie Kenner and she used the word. Made her sound so smart… I mean, she clearly is smart, so that helps, but … you know what I mean.
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Sep 13th
2011
8:19 am
Blake Said:
I, too, like persnickety. It is a word I have used for years. Flummoxed and rankled have worked there way into my vocabulary lately.
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Sep 13th
2011
8:21 am
Blake Said:
Ugh! How about THAT one, too? I hit Submit before I could change there to they’re.
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Sep 13th
2011
8:24 am
Blake Said:
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Sep 13th
2011
8:32 am
Shana Galen Said:
Blustery is a good one. I always want to use soupcon in my books but can never find the right place!
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Sep 13th
2011
10:51 am
Margo Maguire Said:
Shana – you could always have a miserly host give your hero or heroine a soupçon of brandy.
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Sep 13th
2011
12:51 pm
catslady Said:
I like the word “penultimate.” Don’t know why but I just think it’s a lot better than “next to last” lol. We also use the word “strategery” (tongue in cheek) at our house!
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Sep 13th
2011
4:34 pm
Cindy Kirk Said:
I love words too….how about pontificate? Any chance that could be one of your favs?
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Sep 13th
2011
9:44 pm
Kathleen Said:
Oh that is used by our weather forcasters many times in the winter time.. By the end of winter I actually dislike hearing mention of that referal to the weather…
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