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100 Beautiful and Ugly Words. Southern Lagniappe: Pretty Words. I love words — especially words that sound pretty, or musical, when spoken. For example, the word fleur de lis, sounds as elegant as the graceful images it brings to mind ... And the word verandah, with an "h," as in, "Let's have tea on the verandah. " Doesn't that sound more gracious than having tea on the porch? And with our tea, we could have some Petit Fours, another word I like, probably because I LUV Petit Fours. Here are a few more of my favorite words and the images they bring to mind when I hear them: Lanterns Wildflowers Ruffles The word "ruffles" also makes me think of "Ruffles and Flourishes," which I've always heard of but never really knew what it meant until I looked it up on Google.

Picket Fence Carriage Candlelight Lily Serendipity Doesn't serendipity sound like a happy word! Here are some more of my favorite "pretty words" and expressions: I could go on and on, but would love for you to share some of your favorite words and expressions. 186 Power Words for Emotional Selling. {*style:<b>Power Words For Emotional Selling by Karl Stepp </b>*} ere is a handy list of power words to help you with creating ad copy. People on the internet, for the most part, will buy from you first based on emotion. Certain words can and do make individuals act. Mix and match these proven words below to create your ad copy and then measure the results and adjust the wording as necessary. Try to sum up the benefits and value of your product or service. It is nice to have alot of cool features, but buyers want to know exactly how your product will help them.

In a simple business web model, you want to have a decent product, strong support, and a professional internet presence. By using the correct words, you can help bridge the communication gap by convincing the buyer to consider your product first. The whole idea in headline copywriting is to get the reader to act. With about a billion websites to compete with, the titles and descriptions you use are more important than ever. Common Three Letter Words. There are so many words in our vocabulary and new ones are being invented every day; however there are common three letter words that will most likely never change. If you could go through all the words you know or think you know, how many three letter words could you list? Now that, you are probably thinking would be a difficult and challenging task, and you are right.

There are three letter words made up of practically every letter in the alphabet. Now that you have thought about this, do you play Scrabble? Think of the ways these common three letter words could help you earn points and possibly win the game. That three letter word could be the one word that makes you Scrabble champion. The Most Common Three Letter Words The following words are all words that we use often, most likely on a daily basis.

Other Three Letter Words In addition to the most common three letter words we often use in our language here is a list of three letter words that you may come in contact with quite often. Sesquipedaedalus: Prettiest Words: A Work in Progress.