scott baroloNov 19, 2022

Iā€™m going to make a tournament bracket of THE BEST WORDS IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE

Winner to be determined by head-to-head Mastodon polls.

Nominate your favorite words for the competition by replying to this post šŸ’™

#WordBracket #words #linguistics @bookstodon #BookMastodon #bookstodon #writing #WritingCommunity #WritersOfMastodon #bookstodon

Show threadWillNov 20, 2022
@scottbarolo @bookstodon I love "lukewarm" for it's peculiarity in English. "Luke" used to be an adjective that was more broadly used, so you could call someone "luke-hearted," for example. But "luke" disappeared from usage, and we're just left with this one throwback word.
Show threadWill
@scottbarolo @bookstodon it occurs to me this is way too nerdy to have a chance in a bracket šŸ˜¬
Nov 20, 2022 at 4:38amWeb
Show threadK.T. ElliottNov 20, 2022
@specwill @scottbarolo @bookstodon maybe but I am fascinated! Had no idea about the origins of this. Thank you for sharing!
Show threadshambolic affairNov 20, 2022
@specwill 'leuk' in Dutch means 'nice.