The anti-onomatopoeia
Is it just me, or does the sound of this word NOT sound like the meaning?
I especially love that there are two pronounciations:
\PUL-kruh-tood\
– OR –
\PUL-kruh-tyood\
I prefer the second. Tyood… it’s just a little bit snootier. And only snooty people would use this word.
In that case, I’m totally on it.
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A word that conjures images of all things “putrid” should not mean all things “lovely.” But I do love the snooty undertones of the second pronunciation! :)
annie, you’re so pulchritude in the lord. pulchritudious? pulchritudian?
Thank you for being pleasantly entertaining *at least* every other day. I am amazed by your creative pulchritude.
have you not seen Akeelah and the Bee?? Laurence Fishburne at his finest. (ok, maybe that’s hyperbole) Pulchritudious for sure!!
is it weird that i can look at blogger from work but yet i get SURF CONTROL blocks when i try to check gmail. Sad face. At least i have this in my stolen moments of slackerness!
I totally say that word to myself and think:
sepulcher
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