Comments on: Power words http://www.badlanguage.net/power-words How to communicate Thu, 07 Aug 2008 19:57:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Matthew Stibbe http://www.badlanguage.net/power-words#comment-316 Matthew Stibbe Wed, 28 Jun 2006 21:23:32 +0000 http://www.badlanguage.net/?p=180#comment-316 I know what you mean. I probably should have put 'Power Words' in inverted commas. I did think of another one, though. I see your Adnam's Broadside and raise you an Occam's Razor. I know what you mean. I probably should have put ‘Power Words’ in inverted commas.

I did think of another one, though. I see your Adnam’s Broadside and raise you an Occam’s Razor.

]]> By: Andrew Denny http://www.badlanguage.net/power-words#comment-315 Andrew Denny Wed, 28 Jun 2006 20:23:46 +0000 http://www.badlanguage.net/?p=180#comment-315 I think this subject is pseudo science. Talking about 'Power words' and the importance/relevance of initial letters is akin to phrenology. Anagrammists, incidentally, mark down 'J' in importance, because it's much harder to anagrammise that. (see http://digbig.com/4kqnw) But don't tell the authors of Joomla! And could I put in a plea to downrate any word that relies on an exclamation mark as part of its name? Still, here's my list: joule watt coloumb forearm power (is that onomatopoeia?) onomatopoeia erection outstare Adnam's Broadside (was ever there such a macho name?) I think this subject is pseudo science. Talking about ‘Power words’ and the importance/relevance of initial letters is akin to phrenology.

Anagrammists, incidentally, mark down ‘J’ in importance, because it’s much harder to anagrammise that. (see http://digbig.com/4kqnw)

But don’t tell the authors of Joomla!

And could I put in a plea to downrate any word that relies on an exclamation mark as part of its name?

Still, here’s my list:
joule
watt
coloumb
forearm
power (is that onomatopoeia?)
onomatopoeia
erection
outstare
Adnam’s Broadside (was ever there such a macho name?)

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