Tuesday, October 9, 2012

Top Ten Words I Love





Top Ten Words I Love

10. Serendipity
Life is play.


9. Paradox
All deep truth is paradoxical.
No one knows why.


8. Quirky
My real friends call me this,
not the harsher "crazy".


7. J'aime
In French, this is pronounced "jim" and means "I love".
My husband's name is Jim.
It is fun to say, "J'aime Jim." 


6. Zephyr
I like "z" words.


5. Whimsy
I wish we had more of this in life.
I wish we had more of this in algebra.


4. Czechoslovakia
I planned to name my two children
this and "Yugoslavia."
Sadly, I grew up
and named them Jon and Ben.


3. Maranatha
The beautiful word I use in silent prayer.
It means, "Come, Lord Jesus."


2. Books
Obviously.


1. Yes
Studies show that just hearing the word "yes"
makes people happy.




What are words you love? 
Please share them with me.




Reposted from September 7, 2010.

Top Ten Tuesday is an original feature/weekly meme created at The Broke and the Bookish. This feature was created because we are particularly fond of lists here at The Broke and the Bookish. We'd love to share our lists with other bookish folks and would LOVE to see your top ten lists!

Each week we will post a new Top Ten list that one of our bloggers here at The Broke and the Bookish will answer. Everyone is welcome to join. All we ask is that you link back to The Broke and the Bookish on your own Top Ten Tuesday post AND add your name to the Linky widget so that everyone can check out other bloggers lists! If you don't have a blog, just post your answers as a comment. Have fun with it! It's a fun way to get to know your fellow bloggers.
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32 comments:

  1. AnonymousOctober 9, 2012 at 6:06 AM

    These are such awesome words! I love Whimsy, Books, Paradox and Serendipity! One of my favourite words is Silvicultrix- it means to live in a forest; my aspiration.

    Happy Top Ten- wonderful list!

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    1. Deb Nance at ReaderbuzzOctober 9, 2012 at 6:41 AM

      Oh! That's new-to-me. I grew up in the forest. Am I a Silvicultrix-ess, then? :-)

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    2. AnonymousOctober 10, 2012 at 2:50 PM

      I think you qualify perfectly! (:

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  2. AnonymousOctober 9, 2012 at 6:32 AM

    What a great little post! I like a lot of the same words that you do, it seems. Whimsy is one of my favorites! And yes, of course. ;)

    Thanks for sharing your TTT list!

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  3. AnonymousOctober 9, 2012 at 6:43 AM

    Cooool! I've never thought of having favorite words... I'll have to think a little! Hilarious that you wanted to call your son Czechoslovakia though, what a cute little quirk (see what I did there?).
    Maranatha is definitely a beautiful word.

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  4. DvoraOctober 9, 2012 at 6:44 AM

    Nice, whimsical, quirky post!

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  5. @parridhlanternOctober 9, 2012 at 7:56 AM

    I go through phases with words but two good ones are discombobulate(Disconcert or confuse) & mumchance(silent; tongue tied) which I even use in my comments introduction.

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    1. Deb Nance at ReaderbuzzOctober 10, 2012 at 5:49 AM

      Ah. Mumchance. Let me use that in a sentence: "My husband often wishes I were mumchance." :-)

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  6. Tanya PatriceOctober 9, 2012 at 8:04 AM

    Really nice list! I think my faves from the ones you mentioned are Serendipity and Czechoslovakia - not naming my kids that though :-)

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    1. Deb Nance at ReaderbuzzOctober 10, 2012 at 5:50 AM

      There is everything to love about Serendipity. Beautiful meaning. Beautiful sounds.

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  7. PetraOctober 9, 2012 at 8:04 AM

    I've never really thought of favorite words, though I like whimsy! :)
    Thanks for stopping by and I hope you do get to read Jellicoe Road asap. ;)

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    1. Deb Nance at ReaderbuzzOctober 10, 2012 at 5:51 AM

      I think about favorite words every day. Just quirky that way.

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  8. AnneOctober 9, 2012 at 8:11 AM

    Great list, I love the word quirky and use it quite a bit!

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  9. VasillyOctober 9, 2012 at 9:02 AM

    We like some of the same words! Some of my favorites: Zapphora (maybe I'll name my imaginary child that), linger, quirky, and concise.

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  10. SophieOctober 9, 2012 at 11:53 AM

    Ooh Zephyr! Nice one! I like anemone...

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    1. Deb Nance at ReaderbuzzOctober 10, 2012 at 5:52 AM

      I am jealous of a friend who actually lives on Zephyr Street.

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  11. LBCOctober 9, 2012 at 1:10 PM

    What a lovely list. I am partial to the word lovely. I also like whirlygig.

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  12. Dina @ DinaRunsOctober 9, 2012 at 5:49 PM

    Great list! Quirky would be in my top ten.

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    1. Deb Nance at ReaderbuzzOctober 10, 2012 at 5:53 AM

      Perhaps there is a vein of quirkiness flowing through all readers.

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  13. Shelver506October 9, 2012 at 9:02 PM

    Heehee. Czechoslovakia! Indubitably!

    My TTT: http://shelversanon.blogspot.com/2012/10/top-10-tuesday-rewind-top-ten-bookish.html

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  14. Kara_MalinczakOctober 9, 2012 at 9:14 PM

    Quirky is such a great word!

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  15. Carol @ Always Thyme to CookOctober 10, 2012 at 7:36 AM

    I love your list :) Quirky and whimsy!

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  16. LettieOctober 10, 2012 at 8:33 PM

    What a great topic! I never would have thought of favourite words!
    I would have to go with Oxymoron as one of mine :)

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  17. UnknownOctober 12, 2012 at 6:12 AM

    I love that you were going to call your kids Czechoslovakia and Yugolavia!!! Thanks for stopping by my blog :)

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