In class, we discussed words we liked and disliked. From the information gathered, we are able to glean some patterns.
We organised the words recorded into four categories: Taboo Words, Non-Standard uses of words, Food and Adjectives.
People, on the whole, tended to show dislike towards taboo words, such as: 'shag', 'c**t' & 'Slut'. This could be due to the fact that these words are used in a predominantly negative fashion. This would lead most people to view them as such, resulting in a high amount of 'dislikes'
Conversely, the most 'liked' group of words were adjectives, like: 'Amazing', 'Lush' & 'Sanguine'. I believe that these words were so popular is because they all carry relatively positive connotations, making them more appealing to people.
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