
She loves the word ‘petrichor’
She fondles it like a pet dragon.
She repeats it during meals
and chuckles.
The next morning.
What’s that word again.
I tell her.
Her eyes gleam .
That pet dragon look.
I never knew one could love
a word so much.
*are there particular words you love, just for their sound, their strangeness?
- pic by deviant art o pinterest
What a delightful word. Thank you for sharing it. I love many words but what came to mind was tintinnabulation.
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ahh yes, I know that one; my Friday mate Neil taught me ‘petrichor’ 🙂 when I bump into him he always tests me to see if I remember 🙂
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Oh lovely. A pesticor
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Lol ; so good 🙂
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😂oh, my comment cut off. What a lovely friend to share word knowledge.
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well we both love learning new words; remembering them is the other side of the coin 🙂
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I love the word too. Several good friends collaborated on a book of poetry called “Petrichor Rising” some years back. It was a great collection and the first time I learned the word. 🙂
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what a great title for a collection; I’ve come to the word quite late in life; thanks Eden 🙂
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i am a huge fan of words and love learning this one
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thank you, Beth; I usually come across a new word every second day or so; I like to learn 🙂
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Me too
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I had no idea there was a word for that. Fantastic! Thanks John!
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we’re always learning, Bob 🙂 we will never know all the words we could, even in our own language —
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Great word! I hadn’t heard it before either. And I love the image you chose to go with it! One of the words that has stuck with me as a favourite over the years is sesqui-pedalianism. It still makes me chuckle.
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thanks Worms; that’s quite a mouthful; going to look that one up 🙂 just did; Lol. Hilarious 🙂
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🙂
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John, words can be so precious. Even addictive. Love this one. We all have a few…🙂
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