I have a couple of favorite words, good thing, since that’s what Mothers or Brothers wants to know.
I love Loquacious [loh-kwey-shuhs], it just rolls off the tongue, doesn’t it? It means ‘talking or tending to talk much or freely; talkative; chattering; babbling; garrulous; characterized by excessive talk; wordy’ In fact, I love the word so much it is part of Brodi’s registered name, Loquacious Lacroix [la crwa]. I like Lacroix too, it’s from that old vampire show Forever Knight, and it’s French meaning ‘the cross’
I have come to love the word sluice [sloos] in all of its variations. I blame Koontz for that. So many things sluice in his books and it’s become a game between my husband and I to guess which page it will be on before we start reading one of his novels. When the word never shows up we are very disappointed.
You probably wonder why I showed you airplanes today, they aren’t loquacious or sluicing, but they were pretty scary to watch. Can you tell how close they came to the power lines and each other?
Oh I also like my little made up word of slooshy - I tried to teach it to our French friend but he acted so serious while trying to learn it I fessed up. :)
A couple of good words, and I love the plane photos.
ReplyDeleteYeah! A new word for me to use. You must have been an English major.....
ReplyDeleteI love that word Loquasious- I will be adding it to my vocabulary. My favorite word varies quite often, but right now I'd have to go with oofta.
ReplyDeleteyes, those a couple of great words....the pics are great also...but then again...they usually are!!!
ReplyDeleteLoquacious is an excellent choice, especially for bloggers. Words must be produced every day! Sluice is interesting too. Reminds me of a somewhat related word - slurry. Which is used in the coal industry to describe filthy water. I think.
ReplyDeleteThank you for participating in our inaugural Fun Monday! Emily, my fellow Mother of Brothers, joins me in our appreciation.
Loquacious is on my list as well! Your photos are amazing as always.
ReplyDeleteThe word loquacious brings back fond memories. My Latin teacher used to call me loquacious.
ReplyDeleteOh, I'll be definitely adding slooshy to my vocab!
ReplyDeleteloquacious is a word I would never use in English but I use often in french, lol ! Don't know why !
ReplyDeleteGreat choices. I like the word -- but not some of the people who are. ha ha
ReplyDeleteI've always wondered why certain creeks/ rivers etc are called sluice.
With that title, I had no idea what to expect, LOL.
ReplyDeleteI bet those planes were going to or from EAA in Oshkosh :)
Your site is looking fantastic! Love it!
I'm enjoying this Fun Monday so much! It's better than school!
ReplyDeleteWords are fascinating to me. I often ponder their origins...why did table become table instead of something else. As for sluice... I like the sound of it but what does it mean? I guess I'll go look it up so I can use it :-)
ReplyDeleteI never realized that about Koontz! I have a couple of his lined up to read and will now be looking for "sluice" at every turn of the page.
ReplyDeleteI love airplanes!!! It probably looked more dangerous than it actually was. You should see the crop dusters down here. OMG, I bet they'd give you palpatations just watching them!!
Love 'em Lisa! Great stuff.
ReplyDeleteI think Abby just got herself a new nickname: loquacious!
ReplyDeleteGot to memorize those! ;)
ReplyDeleteCheers, Klaus
I'm afraid 'sluice' brings back other memories for me...as in a little task to do with bedpans when I was nursing!!! Me thinks Loquacious is an excellent word for a blogger and a plurker!!
ReplyDeleteMr. Koontz is certainly a loquacious man - ONE DOOR AWAY FROM HEAVEN had me cracking up from how wordy and descriptive he was. Perhaps because of his penchant for being loquacious, it never occurred to me to single out one word to watch for - but you're right... if there's one word he seems to "own", it's "sluice"!
ReplyDeleteSluicing always remind me of sewage...eewww!!! Gross!
ReplyDeleteBut "loquacious" is FABULOUS!
B is a really "big word" person, as for me just the plain old simple little words.
ReplyDeleteOh … I love the word loquacious!!! It certainly describes me and my communication style ;--)
ReplyDeleteThe plane photos are amazing … and yes I did notice their proximity to one another and the wires before you pointed this out. I love Dean Koontz’s books and often learn new words while reading them (and Stephen King’s too) … always keep a dictionary handy. I’m not sure whether or not I left a comment on your hummingbird post … but those photos were amazing. I have lots of hummingbirds in my yard but seldom have a camera handy to capture them.
Hugs and blessings,
Until now, I thought loquacious referred to a child who likes "20 questions." Looks like I was half right.**LOL**
ReplyDeleteDid you read the latest Dean Koontz novel with the black dogs on the cover Lisa? I picked it up several times because of the cover but didn't buy. Of course, I didn't know that I could do a "sluice" word search in his work either!
ReplyDeleteHmmm I had never really noticed that in his books. I have always been a big fan and have to say he has improved much with age. I picked up one of his old books a while back and found it too violent. Funny how as we get older we look at things differently. Im going to shut up now, my brain after quite a few sleepless nights is feeling rather addled. DB is demanding I make him scrambled eggs and just the thought of it is making my tummy turn! (Im not a morning eater myself!)
ReplyDeleteThis blog is starting to look very nice! I had to keep forcing myself back to the reading and stop looking at the pretty symbols on the side bar! I love it!
Loquacious is such a great word I love the sound of it.
ReplyDeleteGreat photos too.
What great words! Definitely $5 words for this 5¢ hillbilly! LOL! The photos were absolutely Marvelous!
ReplyDeleteHave a Fun Monday!
Wonder if the planes were heading home from EAA which was last week over here.
ReplyDeleteI have plenty of shots of them, just not in the sky.
My school reports would always say 'Judith would achieve far more in her studies if she stopped talking' well I'm quite proud to be a loquacious woman!! If only I could find Miss Brown and just tell her that!!
ReplyDeleteI have never heard of that word, I learnt a new word today
ReplyDeleteThose are good words. I like the word broccoli. I just like the way it sounds. I don't mind eating it either.
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