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Mellifluous has a nice ring to it.
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And “euphonious” is quite… uh, what’s the word? It sounds nice, at any rate.
I like:
Pleonasm
Majuscule
and of course, this combination:
Hot Fudge Sundae
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and of course, this combination:
Hot Fudge Sundae
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[Entenmann’s] Rich Frosted Doughnut
[QUOTE=jackdavinci]
Buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo.
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Actually, you can go further with that one, and still have a grammatically correct and readily parsable sentence:
Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo.
One I’ve fancied since childhood is “I’d’ve,” which I have always enjoyed for its having two apostrophes. Not too many other contractions can claim that pedigree (I can only think of one other, “wouldn’t’ve,” which just feels sloppy).
[QUOTE=Only Mostly Dead]
Actually, you can go further with that one, and still have a grammatically correct and readily parsable sentence:
Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo.
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Ahhh… this is obviously some strange use of the word readily that I wasn’t previously aware of.
I’ven’t a clue what you mean by that. There are also some in naval use, such as “Bo’s’n” (“Boatswain”) and “Fo’c’sle” (“Forecastle”).
jackdavinci, how can you mention “autokinetikon” without its partner, “ipsemobile”?
And I’ll add “tintinnabulation” (the sound of bells) to the list. It just trips off the tongue. “Hemidemisemiquaver” (a sixty-fourth note) is also fun. Or, heck, even just “quaver” (an eighth note). “Plectrum” (the part of a harpsichord which plucks the strings) works, too.
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In related news, my current favorite is “Charismatic Megafauna”.
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I was tickled to discover, via the Moot ™ game, that the plural of Charisma is Charismata.
Ah, the onus of celebrity.
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“Hemidemisemiquaver” (a sixty-fourth note) is also fun.
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Why stop there? Try a semihemidemisemiquaver for size. 
A contradictory oxymoron is a tautology.
(Of course a repetitive tautology is an oxymoron.)
Episcopalian Anchorite. Actually, Episcopalian is probably my favorite word to say out loud just on its own. If I ever go back to religion, I’m gonna become Episcopalian just so I can say it all the time. I’ll even introduce myself that way - “Hi, I’m pprgrl, and I’m an Episcopalian.” Episcopalian episcopalian episcopalian!
[QUOTE=pprgrl]
Episcopalian Anchorite. Actually, Episcopalian is probably my favorite word to say out loud just on its own. If I ever go back to religion, I’m gonna become Episcopalian just so I can say it all the time. I’ll even introduce myself that way - “Hi, I’m pprgrl, and I’m an Episcopalian.” Episcopalian episcopalian episcopalian!
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“Episcopalian, savin’ all my love for you!”
– Bill Bryson (I think)
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I was tickled to discover, via the Moot ™ game, that the plural of Charisma is Charismata.
Ah, the onus of celebrity.
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Ooo, cool.
Dogma –> dogmas or dogmata
Stigma –> stigmata
Magma –> magmas or magmata
Smegma –> no plural given
Thanks for sending me exploring!
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Episcopalian Anchorite. Actually, Episcopalian is probably my favorite word to say out loud just on its own. If I ever go back to religion, I’m gonna become Episcopalian just so I can say it all the time. I’ll even introduce myself that way - “Hi, I’m pprgrl, and I’m an Episcopalian.” Episcopalian episcopalian episcopalian!
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Well and good. But will you be a didactic Episcopalian?
The Onion included “titular archbishopric” in its list of words that sound dirty but really aren’t.
dialectic pugilism
As in, "Don’t EVEN ATTEMPT to engage ME in dialectic pugilism 'cause you’re out of your league and you’ll end up getting your ASS kicked, laying on the floor, kicking and screaming, and crying for your mommy. Got it, SMARTASS!!!
I’ve always liked the word ‘plummet’.
Cheque enclosed.
toy boat
Bosky zarf.
We named a nearby stray cat with this appellation after one too many rounds of Scrabble. (So the cat’s name means “a small stand for a hot beverage, surrounded by bushes.”)
The German word for nurse - Krankenschwester. It makes me laugh for some reason. I’m easily amused.