Words

[talkingsoup]

I think the words "cuttlefish" and "surreptitious" should be in every single book written. And I think the word "plethora" should be taken out of the English language, tied up, dumped in wet concrete, and sent to Davy Jones.

How about you, my zillions of readers? Any words you just love to see in print? Any words you simply cringe to see or hear spoken?

Comments

[talkingsoup]

Plethora, ugh. It even sounds nasty. Like a disease or something. "I have plethora and I only have six months to live."

I agree with "passion etc." too. I figure, you should be able to convey passion without having to use the actual word. And adverbs should just wither up and die anyway. (Though unfortunatly I'm still prone to using them on occasion...)