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WickerwomanH
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I always thought it was funny how nice sounding of a word abbatoir sounds like given what it actually is2: Abattoir
Thameslink Rail
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Well it's literally Western Eastern which makes sense with the ride's theme. Interestingly we get the word orientation and its derivatives from orient.Two words rather than one - Occidental Oriental, the words written in the sign on the framework of Vortex at Thorpe Park. Occidental is just a cool word. Don’t really give a stuff about its meaning.![]()
In terms of my favourite words, I love German words that are absurdly long because they squash multiple words together
Wasserflascher (Water bottle - fun to say)
Naturwissenshaften (Science)
Geschwindegkeitsbegrenzung (Speed Limit - not something they have many of)
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NuttySquirrel
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Probably because it takes so long to say!Well it's literally Western Eastern which makes sense with the ride's theme. Interestingly we get the word orientation and its derivatives from orient.
In terms of my favourite words, I love German words that are absurdly long because they squash multiple words together
Wasserflascher (Water bottle - fun to say)
Naturwissenshaften (Science)
Geschwindegkeitsbegrenzung (Speed Limit - not something they have many of)
Did some German motorways last year, a bit frightening at first but you get used to it! Oddly enough they seemed much better organized than British motorways despite the lack of speed limit!
Burbs
TS Team
Another good word is abattoir, even if the stuff that goes on inside one is rather disgusting.
Abattoir Atlantis is a firm family favourite at Europa Park!I always thought it was funny how nice sounding of a word abbatoir sounds like given what it actually is![]()
BigShadowtinytree
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I’ve been liking the word ‘fiasco’ lately. The past few years have been a complete fiasco in this country.
Such an underused word.
Such an underused word.
NuttySquirrel
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There was a good word they taught us in Russian class - dostoprimechatel'nosti (достопримечательности) - meaning the tourist sights.
There are longer ones, but this is the longest one you might actually use, well until Putin went nuts anyway...
There are longer ones, but this is the longest one you might actually use, well until Putin went nuts anyway...