Do you ever find your self drawn to something just because of the way the name or words sound?
We have been having this discussion today in relation to place names. I always found my self wanting to visit the place Roald Dahl lived and worked, partly because I love his work as an author but also because I love the way 'Great Missden' sounds. Similarly I always wanted to live in a place called Giggleswick which is local to us. Wouldn't it be great to have Giggleswick on your postal address, it never fails to bring a smile to my face. Or even Wigglesworth, that would be equally great
Take this a step further, it even affected me when shopping for an e-reader. I would have loved to buy a Nook (unfortunately not practical in the UK), just for the way it sounded, fortunately my new Kobo sounds just as good!
Is there a word that you love the sound of? Do you find yourself affected by the sound of something when shopping, or am I just strange?
back when I wasn't vegetarian, I was grocery shopping and heard over the loud-speaker that "Popcorn Chicken" was on sale. I'd never heard of that before, but the image in my head was divine. Light and fluffy but greasy and meaty...mmm.
ReplyDeleteAnd I agree with you, that Giggleswick would be awesome to have in my address.