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Do you ever notice an author using a word over and over again? (alien.top)
submitted 11 months ago by PastaConsumer@alien.top to c/books@metacritics.zone
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I’m currently reading The Duke and I and the author is constantly using the word “acerbic”. I had never heard of the word before now and had to google the definition. The word has shown up so much that I’m tempted to go through the book and count its appearances lol.

Have you noticed any authors having favorite words that they use page after page?

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[–] KittyPrincessSally@alien.top 0 points 11 months ago (7 children)

Sarah J Maas is notorious for doing this with lots of words or phrases. My least favorite and what I noticed the most is "balk". Such an ugly looking and sounding word.

[–] elinetessa@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

For me the most annoying one is "bobbing his throat". Why are we constantly noticing handsome men 'bobbing' their throats?? Though I have to admit calloused hands turning into claws or talons are a close second.

[–] capn_corgi@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

How do you bob your throat? I’ve heard of bobbing your head but does throat just mean moving a man’s Adam’s apple?

[–] elinetessa@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

That's my guess as well

[–] zombiehunterfan@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

I love ACOTAR, but Feyre spends all her time "tucking" every item! She tucks knives away all the time!

Don't get me started on Mirth or tongue clicking...

[–] HeySista@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Removing invisible lint.

[–] mrsbaltar@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

I could have done without a lot of the references to watery bowels.

[–] antigone443@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

“Down, down, down.”

[–] hiddenexpression@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

“Mate”

[–] pushk_a@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

“Vulgar gesture”

[–] elinetessa@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Also yes. Everyone making vulgar gestures and sticking out their tongues as normal reactions for beings that are centuries old???