on funny tasting words
To me, some words have a kind of a taste. They have a certain feel on my tongue. Some words are just a pleasure to speak. I don't think it's that uncommon a feeling. Someone told me once that the most beautiful phrase in the English language is supposed to be 'cellar door'. Say it out loud. I'm not certain if I totally agree, but I can definitely see why some might think so.
Some words 'taste' funny to me. Even make me shudder. Some words are said to be generally distasteful to many, such as 'moist' and 'yolk'. I'm pretty neutral on those myself. I think it's probably the low 'o' noise in them that bothers people, perhaps. I haven't investigated into that properly yet. Of course, some words just bother us because they are perhaps 'corruptions' of other words, or have uncomfortable connotations.
So, I'm curious. What are your least favourite words?
Mine include:
Nom (sounds fat and blobby to me)
Dump (when used outside of writing/talking about somewhere that deals with rubbish. A 'user icons/graphic/fic dump'? Sounds like waste to me, I don't know why anyone calls them that)
Sammich (actually makes me cringe. Perhaps just pedantry, but it's sandwich. The lack of the d feels infantile)
Vajayjay (admittedly, this is less a bothersome word to read, and more a personal peeve. It's 'vagina'. Grow up, seriously.)
Nice (the verbal equivalent of a glass of water. I don't even hate the word, it's just so bland. And I'm guilty of over-using it)
Gusset (in my head it sounds greasy. IDK!)
Any more contributions?
Some words 'taste' funny to me. Even make me shudder. Some words are said to be generally distasteful to many, such as 'moist' and 'yolk'. I'm pretty neutral on those myself. I think it's probably the low 'o' noise in them that bothers people, perhaps. I haven't investigated into that properly yet. Of course, some words just bother us because they are perhaps 'corruptions' of other words, or have uncomfortable connotations.
So, I'm curious. What are your least favourite words?
Mine include:
Nom (sounds fat and blobby to me)
Dump (when used outside of writing/talking about somewhere that deals with rubbish. A 'user icons/graphic/fic dump'? Sounds like waste to me, I don't know why anyone calls them that)
Sammich (actually makes me cringe. Perhaps just pedantry, but it's sandwich. The lack of the d feels infantile)
Vajayjay (admittedly, this is less a bothersome word to read, and more a personal peeve. It's 'vagina'. Grow up, seriously.)
Nice (the verbal equivalent of a glass of water. I don't even hate the word, it's just so bland. And I'm guilty of over-using it)
Gusset (in my head it sounds greasy. IDK!)
Any more contributions?