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ABCs of words that are fun to say

Posted: Mon Jun 25, 2012 12:03 pm
by deer of the dawn
Zamboni. Rutabaga. Wienerschnitzel. Trebuchet. Bouffant. Some words are just fun to say.

In ABC order!!


Ayahuasca.

Posted: Mon Jun 25, 2012 12:17 pm
by lorin
bochinche

Posted: Mon Jun 25, 2012 2:31 pm
by dlbpharmd
crepuscular

Posted: Mon Jun 25, 2012 2:53 pm
by I'm Murrin
Diptheria

Posted: Mon Jun 25, 2012 4:35 pm
by Iolanthe
It's diphtheria - I can also spell diarrhoea, thanks to transcribing workhouse death registers!

effervescent

Posted: Mon Jun 25, 2012 5:05 pm
by I'm Murrin
Fungible

Posted: Tue Jun 26, 2012 1:17 pm
by StevieG
Giblets

Posted: Tue Jun 26, 2012 9:39 pm
by deer of the dawn
Hirsute

(Iolanthe, in America it's diarrhea. Just sayin'.) :)

Posted: Tue Jun 26, 2012 10:01 pm
by I'm Murrin
Incorrigible

Posted: Wed Jun 27, 2012 8:11 am
by Iolanthe
deer of the dawn wrote:Hirsute

(Iolanthe, in America it's diarrhea. Just sayin'.) :)
Yes, I gather diphthongs are being dropped all over the place. Even here they tend to write "medieval" instead of "mediaeval" now. Another good one is haemorrhage!

Isthmus

Posted: Wed Jun 27, 2012 1:49 pm
by Linna Heartbooger
Jocular!

Posted: Wed Jun 27, 2012 4:18 pm
by I'm Murrin
Kibbles

Posted: Mon Jul 02, 2012 2:21 pm
by Linna Heartbooger
Lolling

Posted: Mon Jul 02, 2012 4:14 pm
by Sorus
mêlée

Posted: Mon Jul 02, 2012 4:19 pm
by I'm Murrin
Nictitating

Posted: Mon Jul 02, 2012 4:40 pm
by Linna Heartbooger
Octopus, of course!

Posted: Mon Jul 02, 2012 7:21 pm
by Sorus
Pyrrhic

Posted: Mon Jul 02, 2012 7:49 pm
by I'm Murrin
Quiescence

Posted: Tue Jul 03, 2012 5:44 am
by Holsety
Rotund

Posted: Tue Jul 03, 2012 9:05 am
by Iolanthe
serendipity