Monday, July 30, 2007

Words

I like words. I collect words. I have a little book where I jot down the words that I like.
Some words I like for the sounds, such as
Circumambulate [ to walk around ]
others I like for their meaning, such as
Callipygous [ to have a beautiful behind ]
and then there are the words that express exactly what you are trying to say, as
Forsooth [ in truth indeed ] or finagle [ to trick or swindle ]
Every day I find another word I like, but even the best of the new words are competing with the tried and true, the essence of being human, words such as Peace, Happiness and Love.
But I still collect new words, because aside from peace and love, maybe happiness is variety.
I like words.

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