RTW: Word Up
It's Wednesday -- time for another Road Trip on the YA Highway.
From YA Highway:
Road Trip Wednesday is a ‘Blog Carnival,’ where YA Highway's contributors post a weekly writing- or reading-related question and answer it on our own blogs. You can hop from destination to destination and get everybody's unique take on the topic.
This Week's Topic: What words do you absolutely hate? Which ones do you adore?
This is a fun topic, and a few words immediately came to mind:
Pop -- I am one of a handful of Minnesotans that calls the carbonated beverage soda, not pop.
Slacks, Trousers -- both are equally bothersome. I knew a guy at college called Slacks. Hmm. I think I might have to use that.
Lice, Louse -- these words and everything they stand for just make me cringe.
On a side note, I find it very amusing (and sometimes annoying) when people mix up common phrases. For example, I recently overheard this: "I was wondering if you could spread a little light on the situation." Another good one: "He always ceases to amaze me."
Anyway, onto a couple of words that I love:
Mental -- as in, "Are you mental?" asked Ron Weasley.
Spectacular -- this always brings to mind Franck Eggelhoffer (Martin Short) in Father of the Bride.
So, how about you? Words you hate? Words you adore?
Road Trip Wednesday is a ‘Blog Carnival,’ where YA Highway's contributors post a weekly writing- or reading-related question and answer it on our own blogs. You can hop from destination to destination and get everybody's unique take on the topic.
This Week's Topic: What words do you absolutely hate? Which ones do you adore?
This is a fun topic, and a few words immediately came to mind:
Pop -- I am one of a handful of Minnesotans that calls the carbonated beverage soda, not pop.
Slacks, Trousers -- both are equally bothersome. I knew a guy at college called Slacks. Hmm. I think I might have to use that.
Lice, Louse -- these words and everything they stand for just make me cringe.
On a side note, I find it very amusing (and sometimes annoying) when people mix up common phrases. For example, I recently overheard this: "I was wondering if you could spread a little light on the situation." Another good one: "He always ceases to amaze me."
Anyway, onto a couple of words that I love:
Mental -- as in, "Are you mental?" asked Ron Weasley.
Spectacular -- this always brings to mind Franck Eggelhoffer (Martin Short) in Father of the Bride.
It will be spectacular.
So, how about you? Words you hate? Words you adore?