Artist's rendering of Mistress Maria, Queen of the Dark
Copyright©Rion Vernon
My lovely friend Maria from London asked me to post this article. (You're welcome bunny.) I would never have guessed 'mother' as the most beautiful word of the English language. They must have surveyed nursing homes. My vote for the most beautiful word (excluding persons' names) is 'fuck.' Said passionately during heated circumstances, especially in concert with the word 'me,' it sounds beautiful. Maybe I'll post my own list of favorite words.
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‘Mother’ has been voted the most beautiful word in the English language by a poll of thousands of people compiled by the British Council cerebrating the 70th anniversary promoting English across the globe. Staff asked more than 7,000 people in 46 countries for their vote. Another 35,000 took part in an online poll in non -English countries. The British Council teaches the language to more than 500,000 people each year.
Surprisingly, the word ‘Father’ failed to make the list.
1. mother
2. passion
3. smile
4. love
5. eternity
6. fantastic
7. destiny
8. freedom
9. liberty
10.tranquillity
11.peace
12.blossom
13.sunshine
14.sweetheart
15.gorgeous
16.cherish
17.enthusiasm
18.hope
19.grace
20.rainbow
21.blue
22.sunflower
23.twinkle
24.serendipity
25.bliss
26.lullaby
27.sophisicated
28.renaissance
29.cute
30.cosy
31.butterfly
32.galaxy
33.hilarious
34.moment
35.extravaganza
36.aqua
37.sentiment
38.cosmopolitan
39.bubble
40.pumpkin
41.banana
42.lollipop
43.if
44.bumblebee
45.giggle
46.paradox
47.delicacy
48.peekaboo
49.umbrella
50.kangaroo
51.flappergaseted
52.hippotamus
53.gothic
54.coconut
55.smashing
56.whoops
57.tickle
58.loquacious
59.flip -flop
60.smithereens
61.oi
62.gazebo
63.hiccup
64.hodgepodge
65.shipshape
66.explosion
67.fuselage
68.zing
69.gum
70. hen- night
Posted at 11:56 am by
InnerLyly
Irony of Ironies
Permanence
Posted at 08:30 pm by
InnerLyly
For Greg
Permanence
I wish I could magically morph into Superman. (Being Superwoman would be too distracting.)
I wish I could fly past the atmosphere, the stratosphere, into near space.
I wish I could start flying, faster than the speed of light, 10 times faster, 100 times faster, opposite the rotation of the Earth.
I wish I could fly around the Earth enough times to turn back time. 2 years, 5 years, 10 years, 15 years, 25 years in my case.
I wish I could do this and change our realities. Erase bad decisions. Erase hurt. Erase crimes and unfairness. Erase needless pain. Erase doubt and fear, the kind that causes us to take that easy but wrong path, the path of least resistance, the path that is wrong for us but that makes everyone else feel better.
I wish I could erase pain. But then, I would be God. And we can't have that, can we?
Posted at 06:28 pm by
InnerLyly
Wishes
Permanence
