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finluithiel) wrote2009-06-06 08:05 pm
finluithiel) wrote2009-06-06 08:05 pm
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Writer's Block: It Sounds Better When You Say It
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Hm. It's really difficult to pare it down to just one word or phrase, so I'm gonna bend the rules a bit and list down my favorites:
1. je ne sais quoi: literally, it means 'I know not what' in English, but it's defined as that intangible quality that makes something distinctive or attractive. It beats 'whatness' or 'quiddity' in the long run xD
2. lagniappe: Cajun creole for 'gratuity' or an extra or unexpected gift or benefit. I first encountered this in my organic chemistry textbook, where at the end of each chapter, trivia about the topic is expounded on. (I think the authors were secret Cajun fanboys, haha.)
3. de nada: Spanish, 'you're welcome'. I love it because it has fewer syllables than its English equivalent, as well as its Tagalog equivalent (walang anuman)
4. memento mori: Latin, 'remember you shall die'. So much gravity and doom packed into just two little words. I also love the art that sprung up around the concept, especially the Totentantz art from medieval Germany (which I was able to see when we went to Lübeck xD)
5. Veni, vidi, vici: Latin, 'I came, I saw, I conquered'. It just sounds so much cooler in Latin. Plus, it alliterates! xD
6. bonkers: I love this word. Bonkers. BONKERS. I'M GOING BONKERS HERE. Hahaha. Yes. Um. Yeah. xD
7. Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori: Latin, 'It is sweet and fitting to die for one's country.' As Wilfred Owen so aptly put it, it's the greatest lie ever told
8. ad nauseam: Latin, a term to describe an argument that has been continuing to the point of nausea. It sounds so much better and is much more descriptive than 'he/she repeated him/herself over and over until I had to fight the urge to vomit' xD
9. Anno Domini: Latin, 'In the Year of Our Lord'. Again, I love this because it's much more succinct in Latin than in English xD
10. Magis: Latin, 'the more'. I first encountered it at Ateneo. It's the philosophy of doing more than what is asked. I love it because it inspires me to do stuff I'd never thought I'd do. (Such as this list. The meme only asks for just one word, for cripe's sake xD)
Hm. It's really difficult to pare it down to just one word or phrase, so I'm gonna bend the rules a bit and list down my favorites:
1. je ne sais quoi: literally, it means 'I know not what' in English, but it's defined as that intangible quality that makes something distinctive or attractive. It beats 'whatness' or 'quiddity' in the long run xD
2. lagniappe: Cajun creole for 'gratuity' or an extra or unexpected gift or benefit. I first encountered this in my organic chemistry textbook, where at the end of each chapter, trivia about the topic is expounded on. (I think the authors were secret Cajun fanboys, haha.)
3. de nada: Spanish, 'you're welcome'. I love it because it has fewer syllables than its English equivalent, as well as its Tagalog equivalent (walang anuman)
4. memento mori: Latin, 'remember you shall die'. So much gravity and doom packed into just two little words. I also love the art that sprung up around the concept, especially the Totentantz art from medieval Germany (which I was able to see when we went to Lübeck xD)
5. Veni, vidi, vici: Latin, 'I came, I saw, I conquered'. It just sounds so much cooler in Latin. Plus, it alliterates! xD
6. bonkers: I love this word. Bonkers. BONKERS. I'M GOING BONKERS HERE. Hahaha. Yes. Um. Yeah. xD
7. Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori: Latin, 'It is sweet and fitting to die for one's country.' As Wilfred Owen so aptly put it, it's the greatest lie ever told
8. ad nauseam: Latin, a term to describe an argument that has been continuing to the point of nausea. It sounds so much better and is much more descriptive than 'he/she repeated him/herself over and over until I had to fight the urge to vomit' xD
9. Anno Domini: Latin, 'In the Year of Our Lord'. Again, I love this because it's much more succinct in Latin than in English xD
10. Magis: Latin, 'the more'. I first encountered it at Ateneo. It's the philosophy of doing more than what is asked. I love it because it inspires me to do stuff I'd never thought I'd do. (Such as this list. The meme only asks for just one word, for cripe's sake xD)
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