I love English language. I studied it since i was a child...always learning different words, expressions , later on grammar. There are how ever some words that just stand out...for me at least. They have a specific beauty in the way you pronounce them...it tickles my ears.

So i am going to start writing about them , about those special words that i like so much, either because of their meaning or pronunciation (mostly because of pronunciation).

Don't ask me why i like them..it's hard to explain. Same with certain sounds...can you explain why you like the sounds of rain drops ? Or the sound of ocean waves, or the sound of birds singing in the morning? No, you can't really explain the "why".

So here is the word of today:

Source

concoction

/kənˈkɒkʃn/

What does it mean ?

Well according to dictionaries we have different meanings:

-it means a mixture of various ingredients or elements , synonym with "creation" , "mixture" etc.

-it means an elaborate story, a fabricated one to suit someone purpose , often synonym with "falsification" , "invention" and sometimes "fairy tail".

-it means an elaborate or showy garment or hat.

-it can also mean in a more figuratively way the act of digesting in the mind synonym with "rumination"

A little history ?

Well apparently the word "concoction" was first used by Aristotle as the process of digestion.

But as we all know words get different meanings as time passes..so instead of using it for digestion, it started being used for drinks and medicine , ending up this days to being also used for foods and cuisine.

I'll always like the word and how it sounds...mostly because i first heard it in a fairy tail..where the evil witch was preparing some evil concoctions.

Hope you guys enjoyed the light reading!

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Sources:

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/concoction
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/concoct