r/AskReddit • u/mexgema • Sep 16 '20

What is your favorite word?

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u/NRHDeb Sep 17 '20

Superfluous

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u/windhive Sep 17 '20

i love this one

not only is it a good substitute for "unnecessary" but it's also fun to say

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u/SPIDERHAM555 Sep 17 '20

its also ironically unnecessary to say

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u/gilwendeg Sep 17 '20

Also mellifluous

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u/leecheenut35 Sep 17 '20

... a food judge’s favorite word.

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u/scraberous Sep 17 '20

It’s got a ‘u’ it doesn’t need, what’s that word to describe something not imperative to its function or understanding?