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Re: Woody or tinny?

From:Irina Rempt <ira@...>
Date:Tuesday, May 15, 2001, 18:15
On Tue, 15 May 2001, Bjorn Kristinsson wrote:

> So, can you name me some words (natlang probably, conlang if you've > got them) that you find particularly ugly?
Hmm. Can't think of many right now, and any that I might think of in Dutch or English are probably coloured by the meaning. I dislike "play", though, which doesn't mean anything repulsive :-) And in Dutch, "neuriën" (to hum). Words I particularly like are easier. The most beautiful words ever are Church Slavonic _izrjadno_ "especially" and _radost_ "joy", as well as Welsh _annibyniaeth_ "independence". As for beautiful words in Valdyan, sometimes inflected forms or compounds come out unexpectedly good. Case in point: _learne_ "himself". Irina -- Varsinen an laynynay, saraz no arlet rastynay. irina@valdyas.org (myself) http://www.valdyas.org/irina/valdyas