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Neqitan- 08-15-2008
Do you have a favorite word?
Hey script lovers, do you have some favorite words according to how they look (in any script), how they sound or how they are typed? I personally like three syllable words starting with /u/; like Úrsula, Ubuntu, utopia. I also like the Spanish word seres, because when I type it the fingers roll up and down, (in Qwerty keyboards). :D

kyonides- 08-15-2008

No, not really. I hate them all (just kidding). I just like words that can be used in rhymes.

eldin raigmore- 08-16-2008

Axolotl.

Neqitan- 08-16-2008

Axolotl. Does that come from a Native American language from the Mexico area? Do you know what does it mean? I'm interested because there's a similar word in my Spanish dialect, ajolotar. Maybe I can trace back its origins then. :)

Alonocus- 08-17-2008

The word 'the' because: a) I have difficulty trying to differentiate between 'the' and 'de'. b) It's so common it's often forgotten or shortened: "I'm goin' down pub/ I'm goin' down t'pub". c) It's short sweet and simple.

eldin raigmore- 08-17-2008

Axolotl.Does that come from a Native American language from the Mexico area?Yes.Do you know what does it mean?It's a kind of neotenous salamander that retains its gills even as an adult.I'm interested because there's a similar word in my Spanish dialect, ajolotar.Looks like a verb!Maybe I can trace back its origins then. :)Good. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Axolotl (or ajolote) (Ambystoma mexicanum), from Nahuatl āxōlōtl, is the best-known of the Mexican neotenic mole salamanders belonging to the Tiger Salamander complex. Larvae of this species fail to undergo metamorphosis, so the adults remain aquatic and gilled. The species originates from the lake underlying Mexico City.

Neqitan- 08-17-2008

Oh... Ok. A salamander... Actually, ajolotar is a reflexive verb and it means "to quicken, to speed up" because you have very little time left, nearly reaching an eccentric state. Also, a jolote or chompipe is a turkey. ...Yeah, the dialect is full of local vocabulary, which younger generations are trying to avoid in their speech.

Euphoria- 08-19-2008

I love the Japanese word for 'lier', I transcribe it as 'husotski'. I really love that one. I like the most part of aztec words with L of X (not IPA, just using uppercase to mark), like malinalli 'grass' or toxtli 'rabbit' that I adore. I like that vanishing in Japanese, and like English's and . I find English (British mostly) sounding a bit pathetic and very elegant. I like some French words, and I think French is made to make people eat more. When I pronounce all that 'fromage-cerise-farine' stuff I am getting hungry :) - and - I like the first syllable in cerise so much ^__^ I definetely adore German velar fricative, like 'ich' and find German sounding very pleasant and - how to say - fragile with all that unvoiced consonants. I think every language has its own sounding, but that depends on the listener.

Tolkien_Freak- 08-19-2008

I love the Japanese word for 'lier', I transcribe it as 'husotski'. I really love that one. You mean 'usotsuki' /MsotsM_0ki/? It does sound cool. Japanese has a very large amount of cool-sounding words. One of my favorites is 'kaze' just because of the kanji: I like that vanishing in Japanese, and like English's and . I find English (British mostly) sounding a bit pathetic and very elegant. Vowel-devoicing is awesome. Yay for /M_0/! And I agree - British English does sound elegant, but American English just sounds lazy. I think my favorite words of all is Japanese 'fuuu' /p\M:M/ 風雨 - it means 'wind and rain', which is my favorite weather condition. (and that's supposed to be /p with a backslash/, they don't seem to be displaying right)

roninbodhisattva- 08-24-2008

Tlingit is my favorite word.

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