kokopelli Posted January 23, 2013 Posted January 23, 2013 After reading some of the neighing and braying by some recent posters the thought came to mind, what are the most beautiful sounding words or combos in English? Oh, ok, I saw this on the internet and cribbed the idea. Try not to do any googling and be orginal not as I was. I had read that cellar door is/was considered to be a beautiful combo by some including Tolkein the Hobbit Master; esp if pronounced slowly. French has beaucoup/many pleasant sounding words; asimismo/also Spanish. We can leave to to Christian to provide some pleasant sounding words in German! But for now one my English favs would be mellifluous. Any one want to aduce their contemplation? Quote
Rogie Posted January 23, 2013 Posted January 23, 2013 When I was much younger, I often used to say of my favourite grandmother that she was succulent. I always think if her whenever I see that word. Quote
Guest fountainhall Posted January 23, 2013 Posted January 23, 2013 First thought: syllogisms Second thought: vodkatonic Quote
kokopelli Posted January 23, 2013 Author Posted January 23, 2013 Oops; I meant to post this in the Beer Bar; maybe our deer mods can retify my error. Quote
KhorTose Posted January 23, 2013 Posted January 23, 2013 I love the way the Spanish say your welcome, or de nada which actually means for nothing. It is the most gracious way i have ever heard to say your welcome. Quote
Rogie Posted January 23, 2013 Posted January 23, 2013 Oops; I meant to post this in the Beer Bar Maybe it should be renamed The Vodkatonic Bar Quote
baobao Posted January 23, 2013 Posted January 23, 2013 If you're taking nominations for the best sounding words in the English language I'd add lullaby. kokopelli 1 Quote
Rogie Posted January 23, 2013 Posted January 23, 2013 As this topic's now been installed in the Beer Bar, its rightful home, how about a few things that might be found in such: martini manhattan singaporesling methusalah jeroboam bourbonontherocks whiskyandsoda chardonnay pinotnoir slipperynipple alabamaslammer longislandicetea barsacandsauternes fizzylemonade twopintsoflagerandapacketofcrisps Quote
kokopelli Posted January 24, 2013 Author Posted January 24, 2013 Rogie, I think you have a one track mind! Although I do like chardonnay but that sounds too Frenchy. Amnesia has a pleasant sound if I remember correctly as opposed to tinnitus which grates on the ear. Quote
Guest Jovianmoon Posted January 24, 2013 Posted January 24, 2013 Bloody Mary. An appropriate expletive for your dastardly female friend, Mary - which also happens to be the name of a delicious drink! Anybody got examples for teetotallers? (Hiccup) Quote
kokopelli Posted January 24, 2013 Author Posted January 24, 2013 Sorry, Jovianmoon, there are no pleasant sounding words for teetotallers! Quote
Rogie Posted January 25, 2013 Posted January 25, 2013 In my opinion, you can't beat a nice cup of tea. An indispensable way to start the day along with a bowl of fortifying porridge (in the winter) or muesli (in the summer). Tea is an equally great pick-me-up for anyone who'd been out on the tiles the night before or for the sad teetotaller. If you are a: Teetotaller = stimulant Hard boozer = restorative (cure for a hangover) I wouldn't mind betting tea could also be a fine cure for Jovianmoon's hiccups. Unfortunately, just as teetotaller sounds most unpleasant on the ear, 'tea' is too short a word to stand any chance of sounding sweet and harmonious to one's auditory senses. Again, unfortunately, coffee seems to have stolen a march on tea and spawned a whole vocabulary of names: expresso = like ristretto = also like starbuck (tax dodger!)= ugly Quote
Guest fountainhall Posted January 26, 2013 Posted January 26, 2013 'tea' is too short a word to stand any chance of sounding sweet and harmonious to one's auditory senses. Surely many guys are really turned on by "oooh-long!" Quote
Rogie Posted January 26, 2013 Posted January 26, 2013 Surely many guys are really turned on by "oooh-long!" Who wouldn't be! I agree there are some great tea varieties, certainly oolong being a good one. How about: lapsang souchong floweryorangepekoe darjeeling Quote
Guest timmberty Posted January 26, 2013 Posted January 26, 2013 Surely many guys are really turned on by "oooh-long!" now i get it !!! i had a thai guy say this to me when i asked him if he wanted a drink in a bar in sunee i was thinking to myself how the hell does he know if its long or not .. ha aint had his hand down there yet ... no wonder he laughed when i got him a beer. Quote
