I`m going to use all those words in one sentence today, or at least try.
you are both a reprobate and a philistine and your opinion is as superfluous as its value is negligible
Re: Your favourite words?
Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2011 11:37 am
by Electric_Head
that`s what I was going to write, literally word for word.
I kid you not
I was just going to find the manager at work that would not fire me for saying that.
Re: Your favourite words?
Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2011 11:52 am
by belalala
lullaby
decrepit
peng (reigning champion of new words i get to use on this continent)
skittering/rollicking
saudade (portuguese)
but the king of all words:
duende (spanish)
From the original meaning (a fairy- or goblin-like creature in Spanish and Latin American mythology), the artistic and especially musical term was derived. "Tener duende" ("having duende") can be loosely translated as having soul, a heightened state of emotion, expression and authenticity.
El duende is the spirit of evocation. It comes from inside as a physical/emotional response to music. It is what gives you chills, makes you smile or cry as a bodily reaction to an artistic performance that is particularly expressive.
