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Do you ever notice an author using a word over and over again? (alien.top)

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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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[–] Mustard_of_Mendacity@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

So many, but based on just my recent reading it has to be H.E. Bates and his "laughing like a jelly". Heaven forbid a fat person laugh without doing it like a jelly.

Honorable mention to Craig Johnson's habit of referring to everything that isn't brand new as "aged".