Table talk for our family usually involves at least one conflict over the misuse of a word.
My children think I am slightly daft. I can live with that. I have a little of a Shakespearean complex that leads me to believe that I too can validate new words. I make them up "on the fly," with great degrees of self-satisfaction. The horror of a wounded word is not to be tolerated in my home. There are cries of foul play and penalty, but I hold my Shakespearean head high and grin maliciously. I also mix my Spanish and French into my own little language, but that flaw will be saved for another post. I have created communication mayhem with these skills on more than one continent.
For now, I will simply share with you my favorite real words. All of these can be found in a dictionary, and I hope they will eek their way into your conversation this year.
Give a new word a chance.
Words that inspire me:
catalyst, portal, possibility, gracious, achievable, gratitude, eternity, excellent, promise
Great mean words:
loathe, repel, despise,vex, malicious, malevolent, vendetta, Machiavellian (this one was to impress you). Note the repeated use of V. What is that about?
Happy words that need more use:
whimsical, radiate, embrace, kite, delicious, cocoon, savor, curious, bliss, release
Four letter words to try:
love, hope, help.
How about you? Have any swell words to share?
Share them with me. I am blissfully curious to savor your gracious contributions.
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