Quote 390 of 497

In a Sunday Times poll of British readers' favourite
words in 1980, melody and velvet tied for first
place.  Third was a tie between gossamer and
crystal, followed by autumn, peace,
tranquil, twilight and murmur, with
caress, mellifluous, and whisper tying for
tenth place.
		-- The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the English Language,
		   by David Crystal, p. 414., 2nd edition
		   isbn:0521530334

Tags: peace autumn englishlanguage melody whisper sundaytimes gossamer murmur editionisbn davidcrystal timespoll britishreaders cambridgeencyclopedia tranquiltwilight