Steemit Basic Income Giveaway (Words)
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Thanks for all the responses to last week's Your Country Question! I did leanr quite a bit about some of the countries that I knew very little about, and it is always good to see the strengths and weaknesses in your beloved (or less beloved) homelands.
This week, I am curious about words. There are some words that rub me up the wrong way, and other words that I like very much to be using as I think they describe exactly what I mean. However, I may use a word in one context (thinking it is the best thing in the world for the situation), whilst another person thinks it is the most irritatingly overused or hackneyed way of describing the situation.
Anyway, I'm no poet, my skills lie in fields that are removed (but related) to the spoken word. Even still, there are many words that I really like hearing the sound of, and others that I just can not stand!
My Question
- What word/words are your favourites? Why? It could be the meaning that is implied to you, or just the sound and rhythm of the word!
- What word/words are really annoying to you? Again why?
My sample answer
Favourite Words
ELEGANT
I love this word! For me, coming from a math/science background, it is a solution that is beautiful in it's simplicity yet complex in it's implications. From a musical background, it is a beauty that isn't forced. Elegance (for me) implies an inner confidence, a simple conviction of purpose or being.
LEKKER
This is a word that is bordering on the annoying for me. It is a Dutch word that is used to describe food that is tasty. However, it seems to be used to describe everything. A girl/boy can be lekker, your sleep can be lekker... anyway you get the idea.
However, the reason that is currently a favourite word of mine is the fact that my little 2 year old says it (for food). However, she accompanies it with an approximation of this waving hand gesture (see video below). Apparently that is a thing in Netherlands?!?!? I had no idea, our first child never did that!
Irritating Words
NATURAL
This is a word that gets bandied around in music rehearsals quite often, and it irritates me to no end. After all, what is natural for one person is possibly un-natural for another person, especially in a field where the idea of natural-ness is completely subjective and based upon present emotions and past experiences. ARRRRGH!
GEZELLIG
This is a Dutch word that is tricky to describe and translate. It means cosy or comfortable, however it seems to often be used in a way (especially in performances of music) that seems to prize mediocrity. A performance can be gezellig, if it was pleasant, not necessarily engaging or gripping or emotional, just pleasant. It really is one of my least favourite Dutch words...
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I like the word "Inspirational"
Tied of the word "Epic" i.e. that's really "Epic", dude
Inspirational and the roots, great choice! Nothing like an inspiring leader or idea to bring out the best (or worst) in all of us! Epic is also a word that is quite overused these days. It really should be reserved for the really incredible, rather than an off hand compliment...
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With a super late entry:
'Lekker' is a word I very recently found out about :P it sounds super cool and I will genuinely be using it now
'Alright' is a word that I don't appreciate. Everyone uses it as a greeting in England (myself included on occasion) but it just leads to the reply 'alright' or 'yeah i'm good' which either doesn't make sense or is a super dull way to start a conversation
Ha ha, very good! Glad you discovered a new word, although it might sound out of place and exotic where you live!
I had never heard of 'Alright' being used as a greeting! It seems like a premptive strike against the question, 'How are you?'. Except it got out of hand, and now no one asks the actual question that spawned the answer!
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My favourite word is Democracy. Not only me a lot of people in myanmar like this word becasue we never get fullfledge democracy.
My least favourite word is Junta. I hate Junta a lot because they make my country to become a LDC country.
Dear @mmunited, i am sorry about your living situation in a country where the freedom is not fullfilled and you just dream what in our countries nobody care anymore...
Democracy is a great thing, but it is only one part of the equation! Strong institutions like courts and free press are essential parts of the system, hopefully it is something that can evolve in the your country!
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You: "What took you so long?"
Me: "Kept you waiting, huh?"
Anyways, shits and giggles aside, I'm back and with a passion after the HF20-pocalypse. Time to get back to commenting and posting, surely didn't took me nine years to get back to the groove here.
Heh, nice one! All of us got a bit battered around by HF20, but I think things seem to be coming back on track again....
Compounding words are great, you must love German then! The ability to just chain words together until you have an incredible monster of a word with a pretty specific meaning! It's like having a while sentence in a single word!
The word word is also interesting! I hadn't really thought about that. The words we know and use really do capture (imperfectly) our character and our past shared experiences and culture. That's a great thought!
Ha ha, rc... I am pretty sure that they needed to fix the bandwidth problems, and it wasn't possible to jury rig a method of different costs for different types txn on the chain. At least I suspect so....
Lol, smart and pain! That is a secondary meaning that really has gone out of favour! And I agree with your thoughts on harmony, it does ask the question... Who's harmony..
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I hope I'm still on time! I had meant to post this a couple of days earlier, but couldn't because of the HF20 RC issues.
I'm not sure about a "favorite" word, but I agree with @zen-art that "thingy" is fun! Here in Brazil, we have something similar, "coiso," which is not a word ("coisa" is the word for "thing," but "coiso" isn't a word). It's even crazier when a person informally transforms "coisa" ("thing") into a verb, "coisar" ("to thing"). "Você tem que coisar aquele coiso!" Would translate to something like, "You have to thing that thingy!" And somehow the other person understands exactly what needs to be done :D .
I don't like swear words, mainly the stronger ones like... you know, the "F" word and the "SH" word. I get that it's normal to feel the urge to curse when something bad happens. But I especially dislike when people decide to throw these words left and right in normal conversation and use them to replace anything. Something like, "Let's finish this sh***..." I'd prefer if they would use "thingy" instead! :P
No problem, all of us got taken down by HF20! Hopefully, it does leave the way for a stronger Steem backbone which will place the way for a more widespread adoption...
Ha ha, I live the thingy analogue! Coisa... I have to remember it for when I meet with my Brazilian friends.
Agreed with the overuse of swear words... It is like a teenager trying to shock with profanity or by being 'bad'. It's not bad arse, it's just annoying and reduces the effect for when it really means something!
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My favourite word: Serendipity
It means looking up for the positive aspects of everything and every situation, even when it all appears so dark and gloomy.
I have never heard of that word before... And suddenly, two bands I enjoy picked it up as a title for a song.
Serendipity by The Agonist
Serendipity by Infected Rain
My least favourite word: Politics
Because 99% of them are leeches and should be in jail.
I have a song for them, too:
Great to have song choices to illustrate your words! Politics is also a less favourite word, it really implies that you are playing the game rather than trying to achieve substance. A waste of time and effort, but on the other hand an essential part of garnering support for ideas...
Interesting about your take on serendipity, I had a different connotation in mind. That it was a linking of two (of more) unrelated events to point out a path forward that was unexpected.
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MANAGEMENT
PAIN
Good management is part of being prepared! It's can be a great word! Although, sometimes over managing things caused problems in efficiency and innovation!
I don't think anyone likes the thought of pain though...
Dear @bengy , I think ' over managing ' means 'fully controlling'. Really, management is only perfect simple word. There is no 'good management' and no ' over '. Management is only management. How about you? ( If you know our language, I can explain more. ) 😀
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Ha, fair enough! I'm not sure which language is your native one, but I only know English and Dutch!
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yeeess thanks a lot!!
in this challenge i won't take part in cause honestly i don't have words that i like or don't like :P (maybe it has to do with the part that English isn't my first language so i pretty much don't care :P :P ).
Good luck to the participants though, these challenges and the whole initiative is awesome!
It can also be in Greek, I did one for English and one for Dutch, Dutch being my second language.
hmmm in that case i will choose as one of my favorite greek words:
Φιλότιμο
I really like that word because there is no actual translation in English! You can say it with an English pronunciation as Filotimobut both i are read as e.
There isn't a singe meaning in that word and many times the tourist might have heard it as a "Greek Filotimo". the meanings varies per situation and phrase and ti can mean proud as a person,generous,kind,that you do your job with humility while at the same time try to help others, that you show hospitality towards others like tourists
So as you can see it's like a "box" that contains all the good words :P
And as an annoying world:
Παίζω
In English it is the world play. When we were kids the world play meant insta joy for me but later on it took a different turn. An example was that when i played that required to be on a team i usually saw in chat phrases like "how you play like this stupid" etc etc not only at me but generally and ofc it's wasn't games that we play for fun but competitive. (in most people's minds)
Also every time i am in the gym and someone wanna do an exercise with the dumbbells i have or machine i am (and not just me it's generic) he will come and say "you play here" :P
Thanks! I love hearing about words that don't have a literal translation or a one to one mapping in another language! These words give us such an unique insight into the particular culture. Thanks for introducing me to them!
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My favorite word is "Love" because where he is, the atmosphere is more pleasant, happier.
The word I most detest is "Discrimination", because this leads to the struggle among the citizens themselves, the cataloging, the rejection of another human being ...
It is an interesting pair of words that you have chosen, sometimes I wonder if they are linked together. With love, it implies a preferred grouping...
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