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Raw

“Raw” is the rawest word I know. “Raw” is intense. For a word with no hard sounds, it still sounds hardcore.
Its origins are no less astonishing, with connections to Latin, Greek, Proto-Germanic, Proto-Indo-European, Old Norse, Old Irish, Sanskrit, and Slavic. The need to describe bloody, exposed and uncooked flesh goes back to the dawn of [...]

Posted 20 April 2009 † Christopher § Adjectives § Best Sounding § Sex § Sounds like its meaning ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Assassination

This one is easy. I love “assassination” because it has two asses. I learned this from a kid named Amir in the sixth grade, and I cannot write this word without remembering that wonderful moment when I realized I was writing “ass” on my spelling test.
An interesting fact about this word, it actually comes originally [...]

Posted 13 April 2009 † Christopher § Great Spelling § Nouns ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

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