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Word Aversion: What Words Gross You Out?

May 13, 2021 August 9, 2022 / Just for Fun, Language / 68 Comments

A fellow blogger recently mentioned that moist is the most hated word in the English language and I felt the need to go exploring to learn more about gross words. It turns out word aversion is the fancy way of referring to words that are just plain icky—not what the words are describing, but the …

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The Interesting Ways That We Use Words

August 20, 2020 October 4, 2022 / Just for Fun, Language, Writing / 43 Comments

As bloggers, we play with words. Some of them are more fun quirky than others. Here are a few of the interesting ways we use words. The pond that separates us Despite speaking the same language, there are a lot of differences between British-speak and American-speaking, with Canadian-speak thrown in there somewhere in between. Blogging …

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