Words favorite

The meaning of these words is context-specific that is, the full meaning only becomes clear in the context of other words. A favorite example is the following two statements Fruit flies like bananas and Time flies like the wind. Clearly, the word flies has two very different meanings in the context of the two complete statements flies is the subject of the first statement but the verb of the second. Context is important but flies also has meaning independent of context. The meaning is simply not fully recognized in the absence of context. 

Several dozens, Aspasia said coldly. But he did have favorites. We are spreading the word, and for the warning we have to thank you and Alfeo. ... 

Some would argue that the word clearly could also be eliminated, but the word was included in the original article and is a favorite among chemists.)... 

One of my favorite books from my teenage years is Dear Bertrand Russell A Selection of His Correspondence with the General Public 1950-1968. The book contains all sorts of letters from Russell s fans, along with his witty responses. Ell now use Russell s book as a trigger for a zany chapter on people s favorite words and aesthetics in general. 

In 1958, a fan asked Bertrand Russell to list his twenty favorite words in the English language. Russell replied, I had never before asked myself such a question, and then proceeded to give his list as follows ... 

Could I imitate Russell s fan by requesting favorite words from other famous people Would people respond to my request for a list of their ten favorite words Following the example of Russell and his admirer, I asked a number of modern-day thinkers to give me their Top 10 words, especially for this book. My request for words stems from my lifelong obsession to survey everything and anything, no matter how odd the survey may appear. The next few pages contain word lists I received from provocative people. 

I was delighted with the word lists of these famous writers, so my next step was to contact someone a bit more outrageous than the rest. Annie Sprinkle, Ph.D. (AnnieSprinkle.org), is a prostitute/pom star turned internationally acclaimed feminist performance artist, author, and sexologist. Her ten favorite words ... 

His obscurity index is 0.1. David constructed several different lists of his ten favorite words — using various criteria for how he defined favorite. His initial list contained unusual words that he liked because of either their interesting meanings or pronunciations, but eventually he settled upon the ten words that simply made him the most happy to hear. 

Douglas Rushkoff (rushkoff.com), a professor at New York University, has published ten acclaimed books on media, culture, and values. He is also a correspondent for PBS Frontline. His most recent books are Coercion SiVvA Nothing Sacred The Truth About Judaism. His favorite words ... 

By now you may be wondering about my own favorite words. I compiled such a list several years ago. For the record, my twenty favorite words in the English language are ... 

What makes certain words our favorite Is it their sound, their look, their meaning, or something else entirely If you were to choose twenty words at random in a large English dictionary, how many of these words could you define How many might be candidates for your own Top 10 list ... 

James Joyce said his favorite word was cuspidor—or at least he felt it was the most euphonious word in English. Joyce s cuspidor stimulated me to conduct another survey of colleagues. In particular, I asked dozens of people which of the following items they rated most beautiful ... 

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