http://www.angelaneal.com/2009/06/do-we-really-need-words/ Untangling online marketing Wed, 11 Aug 2010 16:54:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.angelaneal.com/2009/06/do-we-really-need-words/comment-page-1/#comment-9 Fiona Tue, 30 Jun 2009 18:02:51 +0000 http://angelaneal.com/?p=179#comment-9 One of my favorite poems in college was by Marilyn Hacker and features the line "my epithalamion circles that luminous intaglio." Language I'd use everyday? No. But even now, reading it out loud and sensing the way the words feel... I fall in love with words all over again. One of my favorite poems in college was by Marilyn Hacker and features the line “my epithalamion circles that luminous intaglio.” Language I’d use everyday? No. But even now, reading it out loud and sensing the way the words feel… I fall in love with words all over again.

]]> http://www.angelaneal.com/2009/06/do-we-really-need-words/comment-page-1/#comment-8 admin Tue, 23 Jun 2009 14:46:24 +0000 http://angelaneal.com/?p=179#comment-8 Good one! I love 'scrumptious'. My Mum was a primary school teacher and she used to bar her kids from using 'bland' words like 'thing', 'stuff', 'nice' or 'ok'. Good one! I love ’scrumptious’. My Mum was a primary school teacher and she used to bar her kids from using ‘bland’ words like ‘thing’, ’stuff’, ‘nice’ or ‘ok’.

]]> http://www.angelaneal.com/2009/06/do-we-really-need-words/comment-page-1/#comment-7 Fiona Tue, 23 Jun 2009 14:40:10 +0000 http://angelaneal.com/?p=179#comment-7 YES!!! I love the way certain words feel when you say them out loud. Scrumptious. Splendid. There are so many splendiforous (OK that one I made up but I like it) adjectives out there but people resort to the ever-bland "nice" or "good" or "cool". YES!!!
I love the way certain words feel when you say them out loud. Scrumptious. Splendid. There are so many splendiforous (OK that one I made up but I like it) adjectives out there but people resort to the ever-bland “nice” or “good” or “cool”.

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