RANDOMONDAY I

Words I like the sound of:

lavender incredulous mimicry importune abbreviate synonym

altitude fomenting reprobate curmudgeon replete fortify

beneath precision infinite oceanic frenzy perfume lower launch grate rosy ability

jounce volumes bannister forthwith secure unfurl carpocket fluff sesame cheddar

ratchet doorway plausible fairy sculpture replete chocolate magazine highchair

quicken étagère recline admit duvet branch chime gatepost lamplight meringue

calico organdy entertain antique effigy

bridge stonework cabinet parquet armament chainmail marmoset soliloquy

enterprise magnum bisque flight skyline plenty approve minimal

forage marquetry entrance (both meanings, but I like best the one of magical charm, which rhymes with dance)

Speaking of words, one of my favorite Wordsmiths is Miss Fannie Flagg. I picked up another copy of Fried Green Tomatoes yesterday; she WAS, as they say, travelin' in High Cotton---the only copy in the store, sandwiched right between two giants: Fitzgerald and Flaubert.

Dadgum Right.

And a new game that’s fascinating:

Pick a word---any one with any other word INSIDE it somewhere:

Example: aMENDment

Now, take the inside word, substitute its OPPOSITE in its place, and then define the new word you’ve made.

aRIPment----a change for the worse

apPEARrance apPRUNEance---your looks after 65-----Both by Billie Hobart

There are loads of them online, as people catch on and start thinking of their own. Just from the above group, as I scan the words:

mARMoset mLEGoset----a child’s delight at his new building toy

oceANic oceTHEic---------water worship

meRINGue meOVALue-------Self-worth

Somebody stop me.

The very cleverest of the original dozen, I think, is:

tREADmill

tWRITEmill-----A device that turns out monotonous, hackneyed essays
Sherrill Foote

All opinions or contributions to both of the above are most welcome.