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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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[–] Ace_of_Sevens@alien.top 0 points 11 months ago (15 children)

Arthur Conan Doyle uses ejaculated in a way that will seem odd to modern audiences.

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

Also “knocked up”, which meant to go to someone’s home and knock on the door

There’s a story where Holmes says to Watson “you knocked me up”

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

Tangentially related but was reading Fellowship of the Ring recently and Merry kept talking about how quickly they can get off when they're leaving the Shire.

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