In the last post I said that I thought that Calphalon would be a great word to hear Colin Meloy sing.
This reminded me of a conversation that I had a year or so ago with someone from England about words that sound good in other people's accents. I said that my favorite word to hear with an English accent was "solenoid."
She looked at me like I was crazy and said "solenoid" a couple of times to herself, then leaned forward conspiratorially.
"I like hearing Americans say the word 'panorama.'"
This could be the start of a much huger list.
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