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?

  • Agnes-Nitt@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    I had to take a break from an otherwise great fanfic when I noticed I’d started counting the number of quirking mouths (and/or eyebrows) in each chapter. I still feel a little tic (a quirk of an eyebrow, if you will) coming on when I see the expression. I would have said this is the kind of thing an editor saves you from, but having seen all the other examples in the thread, maybe not…