Recherche - My Private Island
For a little while now I've thought on and off about what I would name my private island. Endless variations on my daughter's name cycled through my mind as did Italian versions of some of my favorite words and phrases (Italian is a beautiful language Isola Uccello = Bird Island). But yesterday I was reviewing past Word of the Day e-mails that I sent colleagues as part of my team duties and recherche popped up.
recherche \ruh-sher-SHAY\, adjective: 1. Uncommon; exotic; rare. 2. Exquisite; choice. 3. Excessively refined; affected. 4. Pretentious; overblown. OR Sought out with care; choice. Hence: of rare quality, elegance, or attractiveness; peculiar and refined in kind (source). Sometimes spelled recherch'e.
Now there's a great word. It even sounds as lush as it's various meanings. French can do that sometimes, though I usually find the language harsh. If I ever get a private island, that's what I'm going to name it, though. Recherche ..... it flows.
