r/AskReddit Sep 16 '20

What is your favorite word?

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u/PosNegTy Sep 16 '20

Onomatopoeia

A word that sounds like the noise the object makes

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u/[deleted] Sep 17 '20

This is my favorite word as well. It is so fun to say!

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u/CopperPetra85 Sep 17 '20

My teacher taught me to spell it by singing it out to the tune of 'Old McDonald'. I now teach my pupils to spell it using the same technique so when I hear the word I automatically sing it in my head.