I think most people who write have some favourite words. In the interests of putting a little of myself out there (and, let’s face it, getting a new blog post up), these – in no particular order – are 5 words that I don’t necessarily use as much as I should or would like to:
1) Defenestrate – I learned this from Facebook’s Super Poke application a year or two ago, and still haven’t found an opportunity to slip it into conversation. It means ‘to throw out of a window’.
2) Troglodytic – a posh way to say ‘knuckle-dragging’. Ideal for describing some rugby fans and university students.
3) Pus – gross I know, but it’s so descriptive. What else could you possibly call that goo that oozes from an infection? (Note: ‘Ooze’ is also brilliant)
4) Zest – up there with ‘zing’. Both words just sound, and feel, kind of cool.
5) Rudimentary – For some reason, it just amuses me. And I haven’t even seen Galaxy Quest.
