Taboo words
Clunge - liked
Be***nd - liked
Shag - disliked
C*nt - disliked
Slut - disliked
From this we can tell that most taboo words are disliked, understandably due to the nature of the words, which some people may take offence to or generally dislike.
Non standard uses
Literally - disliked
Like - disliked
Sweat - disliked
Trust - disliked
Mint - disliked
As shown above, from the class discussions, every word that is misused in non standard uses is disliked; this could be because, as an english language class, we expect words to be used in their correct meanings, therefore disliking and possibly getting annoyed at words like the ones above which are regularly used in non standard uses.
Adjectives
Amazing - liked
Lush - liked
Naive - liked
Inconvenient- liked
Peng - disliked
Sanguine - liked
Moist - disliked
Apart from the odd few words which could be classed as slang adjectives and not real ones (peng), the majority of adjectives spoke about in class were liked.
Food
Nugget - disliked
Gravy - disliked
Asparagus - disliked
Honey - liked
Sprout - disliked
For some apparent reason, the majority of the words in the food category discussed in class were disliked, with 'honey' being the only liked word. This may be because of people's unique tastes in foods and liking or disliking the taste, therefore gaining a disliked for the word.
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