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10th Dec 2003, 03:57 AM
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Mostly Harmless
Join Date: Jun. 4th, 2001
Location: Asturias, España
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Beautiful-Sounding Words
What do you think are the nicest sounding words (or combinations of words) you've heard - in English or in any other language. I'm not talking about the meanings of the words at all, but the actual sounds of the words...
Apparently Tolkien really liked the sound of "Cellar Door" ??? Anyway, here's a few of mine: Spanish: telaraña, microfono Gaelic: slainte mhath (sounds something like "slannjer vah") Latin: orbis Italian: capisce, prenotazione German: haben English: quintessence French: soir Romanian: doresc, pâlârie European Portuguese: mosteiro (sp?) Last edited by iolair; 10th Dec 2003 at 03:59 AM. |
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10th Dec 2003, 04:08 AM
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Demented Avenger
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10th Dec 2003, 04:38 AM
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Bee
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Nuance (Dutch/French I guess)
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10th Dec 2003, 08:44 AM
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Queen of BuFdom
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I've always thought 'synergy' was quite a nice word...
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10th Dec 2003, 08:48 AM
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Join Date: Mar. 12th, 2001
Location: The Netherlands, baby!
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Dutch: ONGEBREIDELDE GEILIGHEID!!
[edit]I think "Unbridled Voluptuousness"  would be a proper translation. Although it sounds a lot better in Dutch.[/edit]
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10th Dec 2003, 08:49 AM
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Bee
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3s wins hands down...best words ever!
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10th Dec 2003, 09:00 AM
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我是康
Join Date: Jun. 18th, 2001
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English: Wang
Mandarin: Wang Swedish: Morgongåva, Alv, Vanadis. |
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10th Dec 2003, 09:03 AM
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Hurf da Durf
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English: Celery
Spanish: Telemundo :P
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10th Dec 2003, 12:12 PM
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Beware the Apartment Emus
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Every Lev Designer gets writers block when it comes to naming their maps, but I come up with lovely ones by mixing up things that are vaguely Scientific (biological, or latin animal naming, or constellations) with oriental and foreign words. The names don't make a bit of sense, but they're usually cool and something nobody's heard before.
As for real words...erm... Disombobulated? Sapphire. Chalet. Azimuth. Quadrilateral. Decimation. Chewbacca =D7K=
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10th Dec 2003, 12:56 PM
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Die Paper Robots!
Join Date: May. 8th, 2001
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formaldehyde
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10th Dec 2003, 12:58 PM
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Ethically Challenged
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(Eng) Chromatic Abberations
(Japanese) Soto Frueru Mono
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10th Dec 2003, 01:12 PM
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Donnie Darko. *looks over at Twisted Metal*
My choice is "Cresent Fresh."
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10th Dec 2003, 05:24 PM
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Alive in The Superunknown
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Blasphemy
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10th Dec 2003, 05:43 PM
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I am the Hugh Grant of Thatcherism
Join Date: Mar. 26th, 2000
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Collywobbles.
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10th Dec 2003, 06:22 PM
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10th Dec 2003, 10:27 PM
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Holy ****ing King of Trolls
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Debauchery
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Continuing the Legacy....
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