Thursday, October 2, 2014

My Three Favourite Words.

What's in a word? Some have cheeky connotations ('shenanigans' 'tomfoolery'), are fun to say ('haemoglobin' 'specificity' 'flabbergasted' 'vamoose'), or are just a bit gross ('phlegm' 'moist' 'plinth').

A favourite word can say a lot about someone and by extension, so can three.

The Mosaik contributors give an insight into their three favourite words and why those words hold value to them.


My favourite three words: Did you know.


As soon as someone asks 'Did you know...' my ears immediately prick up. I wait with bated breath for the promised knowledge. The words 'Did you know' are a doorway to anecdotes and facts and learnings of those around me which I so desperately crave. 
'Did you know if you create a hole in the middle of a plate of food before you put it in the microwave it heats up quicker and more evenly?' 'Did you know scientists predict our little pinky fingers will drop off in the future due to lack of purpose?' 'Did you know that rabbits like liquorice?'.
I thrive on this sort of stuff.


-B



My three favourite words: I Love You.


Call me a cliche but how can these not be my three favourite words. 

They are the three words that are featured in some of the greatest literature, poetry, lyrics and movies of all time. They are the words said in the most intimate moments between two people, or the words confessed in front of a crowd. They are written, they are whispered, they are sang. They are the words we find hardest and easiest to say. They need both vulnerability and strength. 
They are the words said in a moment of desperation or despair or in a fleeting moment of happiness. They are sometimes the three words we do not say but we mean or the words we say but don't mean at all. 

I say these three words way too much to people, because I honestly fall in love with the majority of people that I meet, just because they are kind or genuine or unique. I feel like the world is such a guarded place so when I see people who are completely sincere I can't help but love them!

-A



My three favourite words: Would you rather.


Would you rather is defiantly my favourite game to play in the whole world, especially on long train trips or when i'm out to dinner. And I think the crazier the better, its a real game changer and you see such a funny and different side to people. 


I think my two favourite s are: 

would you rather be really good looking and have a not so good looking partner or would you rather be the not good looking one and have a good looking partner? 

and secondly would you rather wear a big purple fluffy top hat for the rest of your life or if you're a girl have a moustache and beard that you can never shave off?.  


-O



My favourite three words: Can we dance? 

Anyone who knows me knows that I love to dance, whether it’s at parties, clubs, on the stage or randomly in the street. When I hear a good beat, nothing can stop me from shaking my groove, even if it is by myself.
It’s normally me who always asks this question, but when someone asks me, I become so elated that it makes the whole experience of dancing even better.

Hint: Anyone who has/will ask me to dance, will hold a special place in my heart.

-S


My three favourite words: I appreciate it.


I have this 'thing' about people saying that they appreciate something. When someone says 'I appreciate it', it makes my heart feel happy because you don't hear those words being said very often. I genuinely believe that when someone uses those three words they are going even further than just saying a simple, generic 'thank you'. I try to use those three words whenever someone does something out of the kindness of their heart, or when I feel that someone's seemingly simple actions should be acknowledged that little bit more. 

Whenever an individual goes out of their way to do something for another individual, or when someone shows an act of generosity or kindness, responding with an 'I appreciate it' seems so much nicer.


-N



My three favourite words: READ THIS NOW!

For me, nothing beats a book recommendation. There's just something so delightful about sharing a great book or author with someone, and the conversation and connection it can generate. Extra points for excessive enthusiasm.

-M

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