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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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[–] Sure_Apartment1133@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

I'm reading Fairy Tale now and have been wondering why I need be constantly reminded about this automatic translation issue??

It is mildly amusing when he points out he said "Knock it off" but that what comes out is "Cease speaking"... But then I start wondering how exactly THAT works. I don't speak German but if I went to Germany and magically could communicate, would I know if my German was archaic or slangy and colloquial?

It's a strange thing, but I'll live with it 😌