Obviously, as an avid reader and writer, I love words. So this post is all about wordy things.
There's a great list of The 100 Most Beautiful Words in English which I originally saw featured on Tumblr. It includes some of my favourite words like 'wherewithal' 'ethereal' and 'dalliance'.
I also love learning new words. Pratchett novels are the place I learn most of my new words, followed by historical novels with words for things that no longer exist or are no longer common, and then everything else I hear/read be it on the tv, in a newspaper, or online in anything from news articles to fanfic. Here are some I've come across recently. ( Read more... )
There's a great list of The 100 Most Beautiful Words in English which I originally saw featured on Tumblr. It includes some of my favourite words like 'wherewithal' 'ethereal' and 'dalliance'.
I also love learning new words. Pratchett novels are the place I learn most of my new words, followed by historical novels with words for things that no longer exist or are no longer common, and then everything else I hear/read be it on the tv, in a newspaper, or online in anything from news articles to fanfic. Here are some I've come across recently. ( Read more... )