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Re: What's Your Favorite English Word?! (was: What's Your Favorite German Word?!)
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Wed, 23 Jun 2004 18:06:14 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Jeroen de Haan wrote:
Nice all those German words, although most were quite familiar for a Dutchman.
So my question is:

What is your favorite (or actually most beautiful) English word?

Mine is benevolence. I heard it first (and actually only) in a song by Nick
Cave; "As I sat sadly by her side".

Please take this to off-topic.fun, it's not really on topic for .general...

Thanks!

++Lar (whose favorite English word is NOT "compartmentalised" although sometimes
it looks like it is)



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  Re: What's Your Favorite English Word?! (was: What's Your Favorite German Word?!)
 
Sorry, Lar. I already deleted the 1000steine and trains link; thought general would be appropriate... Jeroen "Larry Pieniazek" <larry.(mylastname)@...areDOTcom> wrote in message news:HzrwyE.DE0@lugnet.com... (...) Dutchman. (...) Nick (...) (...) (20 years ago, 23-Jun-04, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)

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  What's Your Favorite English Word?! (was: What's Your Favorite German Word?!)
 
Nice all those German words, although most were quite familiar for a Dutchman. So my question is: What is your favorite (or actually most beautiful) English word? Mine is benevolence. I heard it first (and actually only) in a song by Nick Cave; "As (...) (20 years ago, 23-Jun-04, to lugnet.general)

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