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[devi]

ARGH AM INCAPABLE OF DOING ANY WORK WHATSOEVER.

I need help to get enthused about words. What's your current favourite word and why do you like it?

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[arachne.livejournal.com]

one of two. Either encomium - like flattery, but truthful, so when you say something nice about someone and they accuse you of flattery, you can say "no, encomium!" and they generally can't argue with that and just accept the damn compliment. Also, it rolls off the tongue and just *sounds* good.

Also : aibohphobia - fear of palindromes. Self-explanatory.

[mooism.livejournal.com]

I saw “aibohphobia” the other day. I think it’s a wonderful word.

[bluedevi.livejournal.com]

I expect it would piss off classicists, but I like it.

[mr_magicfingers]

and there's me thinking it's a phobia of robotic dogs. Learn something new every day.