Wonderful words

What is your favourite word in your own language? Have you ever thought why it is your favourite word? Why do you like it?

It might be because of how the word looks written down. It might be the sound of the word as you say it. It could be the feeling that you get about what the word represents. Or it could be something else completely.

According to Godfrey Smith in Beyond the Tingle Quotient these are some of the most attractive words in the English Language:

shimmer
murmur
darling
silken
willow
golden
caress
tranquil
crystal
mellifluous
peace
autumn

How many of the words do you know? My favourite word is murmur, which means to speak very quietly or in an unclear way. I like it because of how it looks and sounds – it’s two sounds repeated (mur-mur). It also reminds me of one of the first CDs I ever bought which was simply called “Murmur”.

Quite often we like words, even if we don’t fully understand what they mean. It doesn’t really matter, unless you want to use the words when speaking or writing. Which word is your favourite? Why?

Let me know and I’ll tell you what it means!