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?

  • SnappyLapwing@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Oh, I remember this! I taught myself a lot of English by reading the Harry Potter (which I had previously read numerous times in my native language) in English, and I distinctly remember noticing the word “beaming” both used to describe the sun and people’s faces. That’s how I figured out what it meant.