Sunday, September 19, 2010

September 19th - Favorites, Least Favorites

Some favorite words and phrases:

Simoleans
Bum Rush
Pie Hole
Stevedore
Unguent
Mortar & Pestle
Catamaran
Nut Meats
Carabiner

Some least favorite words and phrases:

Perfect Storm
That Being Said
Penultimate (even when used correctly)
Sooner Rather Than Later (especially when "rather" is dropped from the phrase, which it almost always is)
Frankly
Tantamount
Extreme (when used to describe sports or makeovers)
Reconnoiter
Apples to Apples Comparison

1 comment:

j.cro said...

I hate the words blouse and mauve.

I like the way the word underpants rolls off the tongue.

I use the word awesome way too much - I have to try harder to use synonyms of that word.