I like fat, buttery words such as ooze, turpitude, gluttonous, toady.

I like solemn, angular, creaky words such as straight-laced, cantankerous, pecunious, valedictory.

I like spurious, black-is-white words such as mortician, liquidate, tonsorial, demimonde.

I like suave, V-words such as Svengali, svelte, bravura, verve.

I like crunchy, brittle, crackly words such as splinter, grapple, jostle, crusty.

I like sullen, crabbed, scowling words such as skulk, glower, scabby, churl.

I like, oh heavens, my gracious, land-sake words such as Trixie, Tucker, genteel, horrid.

I like wormy, squirmy, mealy words such as crawl, blubber, squeal, drip.

I like sneakily, chuckling words such as cowlick, gurgle, burble, and burp.

I like the So I decided to quit my job in New York in an advertising agency and try my luck in Hollywood.

Before taking the plunge, I went to Europe for a year of study, contemplation, and horsing around.

I've just returned, and I still like words.

May I have a few with you?

Robert Parash.