Are you a maven?

I like that word: MAVEN.

It would make a good job title, or even a name. A girl's name, I think.

Maven means an expert or authority. It comes to us from Yiddish!

I'm also excited because I don't think I have posted about any other words from Yiddish before!

Oy vey! what chutzpah! I need to diversify!

May you be spared Mayhem

Those commercials are so funny that feature a man in a suit who claims to be Mayhem.

Mayhem -- violent accident; needless or willful damage; crippling mutilation, or disfigurement of any body part.

It is a mellifluous word for a disaster.

It comes from Old French.

Spendid!

Cherish is a lovely word, all cherry blossoms and adoration. Just so sweet (like cherries). It starts with a harsh sound, CH, and ends with a whisper, Shhh! The vowel sounds are short and neutral. Like exquisite. I savor that word! It sounds like a caress (another sweet word). I like the soft mellifluous sounds of some words. But another word I like is Splendid. And that has mostly strong harsh sounds and an abrupt ending. Abrupt is rather abrupt-sounding, too. So what is it about Spendid?! It's related to Splendor, which is a bit softer.

I'll update the etymologies later.