Two Words That Slip Off the Tongue - and One That Doesn't

 


I I posted this the other day.  My Fort Myers friend David S noted that onomatopoeia is one of those delicious words which slips off the tongue.  I agree.

David then taught me another delicious word "Conestogo"  David writes  "lI earned it in a Seventh grade art class. (in Gardner MA) I remember the teacher saying she loved how it “trips off the tongue”. She was right.

As a dumb limey I had to learn the meaning of the word so that I could insert it into a conversation  Fat chance!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conestoga_wagon


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There is a British /Australian word I like which doesn't slip off the tongue.  You may never ever use it.  I don't care!

PANTECNICON



It's an arcane U.K. word for a Furniture Removal van.   

Australians still use it in an abbreviated form.

See this:


I offer my PANTECNICON in exchange for your CONESEGO





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