Some words are better than others, I think.
Take the word “discharge” for instance. I’m not so crazy about this one. While it can mean that someone has just gotten out of the military, or maybe the hospital, it could also mean that a gun was just fired. But perhaps the most disturbing definition? It can mean that a liquid has flowed out from where it once had been. We’re talking any kind of liquid, anywhere.
But let’s try to shake that image away from our minds.
Other words are like magic. It’s just something about the way they sound, or the things they mean.
Like “gamut.”
A gamut is a range or series of related things. When we say that something “runs the gamut,” we are saying that it encompasses an entire range of related things.
“I enjoy American, or Cheddar, or Swiss cheeses on my hamburgers. The whole gamut of cheeses, actually.”
Or. Perhaps.
“The day I learned Smokey the Bear wasn’t a real bear? My emotions ran the full gamut from sadness to relief. I should add. I was 22 years old on that day.”
I’m joking about being 22.
I was probably more like 21 and 3/4.
I’m not sure why some words sound better to me than others. They just do. Oftentimes, the meaning behind them doesn’t matter. I think in several situations, the word triggers a memory from something else.
I can’t stand the word “panties.”
Or the word “hubby.”
I assure you, I have absolutely nothing against a fresh pair of underwear, or a nice husband. But for some reason, those two words are deal breakers with me.
And to be honest? The word “goiter” kind of scares me. Some old lady my mom knew had a goiter. After the lady would leave the house, Mom would talk about that lady’s goiter. I thought something horrific perhaps lived in that big pregnant bulge on her neck. Years later, when I saw the movie Alien with Sigourney Weaver, I thought of the goiter lady. Please. If you are my friend, don’t sneak up behind me and say “goiter” in my ear.
No.
Some words can be heard any time, anywhere, and they simply make you feel good. Cupcake. Puppy. Butterflies. Smiles. Angels. Peaceful. Miracle.
Now those are some fine, fine words.
Today, may we not only speak good words, but may we also find ourselves in the midst of them. Surrounded by goodness.
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“Words are free. It’s how you use them that may cost you.”
— KushandWizdom
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“The secret of being boring is to say everything.”
— Voltaire
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“Good words are worth much, and cost little.”
— George Herbert
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Some are better than other. Wordy. Word.
