tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2397021564166196110.post6014892631936598456..comments2023-12-22T21:18:58.796-06:00Comments on Empty Nest Feathers: What's the Good Word? MomQueenBeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16502633396015922540noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2397021564166196110.post-6471368659164103822015-03-26T17:52:46.083-05:002015-03-26T17:52:46.083-05:00Have you ever heard the song "Bulbous Boufant...Have you ever heard the song "Bulbous Boufant" by the Vestibules? It is all about the way words sound, and it's one of our family's favorites. It's not actually a song. Here is a link to the video (it's a cartoon), but I think it's better to just listen to it, rather than see the video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0uuCNAwXGaQ It's kind of addicting.<br /><br />We love the way words sound in our house. We also love unusual words, and we sometimes congratulate each other when we've come up with a fun word that's really appropriate for the situation. Luckily, our daughter feels the same way :-) Cassihttp://badatbeingmom.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2397021564166196110.post-62740386627604472392015-03-26T14:20:34.205-05:002015-03-26T14:20:34.205-05:00I vote for onomatopoeia (which, yeah, I had to loo...I vote for onomatopoeia (which, yeah, I had to look up the spelling). Its sound, coupled with its meaning...it's just so whimsical!Kimberlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03321244974239774744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2397021564166196110.post-89077691107131484722015-03-26T12:54:16.647-05:002015-03-26T12:54:16.647-05:00I like the word "deliberately," for both...I like the word "deliberately," for both sound and concept. Another I like for both sound and concept is "comfortable"; I like it with four syllables (instead of comf-ter-bull), which I got gently teased for in high school. I like "epitome" and "epiphany," mostly for sound. I think I also like "epitome" because of the "learning later in life how to pronounce it" feeling.Swistlehttp://www.swistle.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2397021564166196110.post-9643251464382964052015-03-26T11:16:42.211-05:002015-03-26T11:16:42.211-05:00I used to keep a list of words I especially liked....I used to keep a list of words I especially liked....I wonder where it is? The first word that comes to mind is "perspicacious." Like you, beautiful words to me are those that have a peculiarity or that feel good in my mouth when I say them. There is a book, "100 Most Beautiful Words in the English Language",subjective to the author, of course. Some on the list that delight me are "imbroglio", "insouciance", "onomatopoeia", and "tintinnabulation." Going for the meaning, though, my favorite is "Jesus."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com