TheLightning Lord Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 Go for me it's whenever someone says or thinks to themselves "dark wings dark words" oh and nuncle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nerevanin Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 Everytime Stannis grinds his teeth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ciliate Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 Daenerys Stormborn, of House Targaryen, first of her name, queen if Mereen, queen of the Andals, the Rhonyar and the First Men, Khaleesi of the Great Grass Sea, breaker of chains and mother of dragons and whatever else I forgot.Poor Missendei. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyberdirectorfreedom Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 "Where do whores go?" and Tyrion's constant thoughts about killing Tywin (the sound of a crossbow, etc.). Ugh, and nuncle. It wouldn't be so bad if it didn't just pop up in Feast all of a sudden, and if it wasn't used by Asha every few paragraphs. Nuncle this, nuncle that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
direpoodle Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 Some of the fashion descriptions irritate me (as a fashion designer), just because of the innaccuracies. So, just for example, "She was breaking her fast on a bowl of cold shrimp-and-persimmon soup when Irri brought her a Qartheen gown, an airy confection of ivory samite patterned with seed pearls." (Daenerys, ACoK). Samite is heavy twill silk with gold or silver thread. It's not going to be an "airy confection". Or in AGoT, Old Nan "sat doing her needlework" but then later "Old Nan said with her stupid little smile, her needles moving all the while, click click click", so he's obviously mixed up needlework (embroidery) with knitting. He makes the same mistake in AFfC, The Captain of the Gaurds "In one hand was a piece of embroidery she had been working on, in the other a pair of golden needles." Again, one doesn't use two needles for embroidery, so I think he's mixing up embroidery with knitting again. Most writers get fabrics, sewing, and clothing incorrect anyway, and I know most people don't notice, but I always do and it irks me greatly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranger Dirk Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 Every time Arya does her little death checklist in her prayers. I have to skip half a page to get back to what is going on in the story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northbound3.0 Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 Taking three or four pages, to describe food at dinner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Contemplative Brother Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 I don't know why, but I don't like it when a character says, "I must needs . . ." I get he's going for kind of a medieval vibe, but it always sounds stupid to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ser Leftwich Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 We know the middle name of King Elmo "Big Bird" Kermit of the Riverlands who reigned for a 37 minutes in 3,000 BAC, but there is no name of the river the flows directly north of Highgarden. It is not the Mander. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WolfgangII Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 The repetitive use of "small wonder that..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nerevanin Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 I also dislike whenever Tyrion's "mismatched eyes" are mentioned or whenever he "rubbed the stump of his nose". I fail miserably to imagine the latter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ciliate Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 ^^ Oh! I can feel it itching. . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon's Queen Consort Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 The lack of mentions about personal hygiene. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonCon's Red Beard Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 We don't have Griff's House words. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Storm Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 Tyrion fighting knights twice his size and surviving Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reginald blackfield Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 The fact that Wildings (usually) have fantastical names, but the Northmen (usually) have English, or english sounding names.The unrealistically high amount of bisexual women (I'm not Homophobic, but when there are so many bisexual women; Dany, Cersei, Ellaria, Taena and only one bisexual man; Oberyn, it becomes unrealistic)The inconsistency of Valyrian namesThe fact that Dwarfs are always viewed as uglyThe fact that no cultures have prostitution as a tabooThe fact that there are almost no cultural taboosThe 'Unborn puppies on a stick''No man is as accursed as a kinslayer'The word Maester and how it does not etymologically make senseSer not SirThe fact that Volantenes view Dwarfs as lucky, yet still laugh at themThe fact that most house mottos are extremely cheesyThe unrealistically high number of bastardsDorans 'fire and blood speech'The fact that the Dornish became Targaryen loyalists and not fiercely independent like they once wereDany loving Drogo (seems too much like Stockholm syndrome) and DaarioThe fact that Dornish are expected to lose their Virginity at an early age Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reginald blackfield Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 Sorry double post Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Creeping Knight Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 House words being quite cheesy is one for me, good call. "Hear me roar". Ew. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ciliate Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 Cersei is not bisexual just because she has sex with both genders. She is not at all attracted to women, she sleeps with Merryweather because she is bored and likes to use people and it flatters her. And because she apparently just can't go without a secret lover.Also Taena . . . Does she like Cersei or is she after power and information? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranger Dirk Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 The fact that Wildings (usually) have fantastical names, but the Northmen (usually) have English, or english sounding names.The unrealistically high amount of bisexual women (I'm not Homophobic, but when there are so many bisexual women; Dany, Cersei, Ellaria, Taena and only one bisexual man; Oberyn, it becomes unrealistic)The inconsistency of Valyrian namesThe fact that Dwarfs are always viewed as uglyThe fact that no cultures have prostitution as a tabooThe fact that there are almost no cultural taboosThe 'Unborn puppies on a stick''No man is as accursed as a kinslayer'The word Maester and how it does not etymologically make senseSer not SirThe fact that Volantenes view Dwarfs as lucky, yet still laugh at themThe fact that most house mottos are extremely cheesyThe unrealistically high number of bastardsDorans 'fire and blood speech'The fact that the Dornish became Targaryen loyalists and not fiercely independent like they once wereDany loving Drogo (seems too much like Stockholm syndrome) and DaarioThe fact that Dornish are expected to lose their Virginity at an early ageI totally agree about Dany loving Drogo, she knew the guy for a few weeks and all of the sudden he was the greatest man ever. I get it he took her V card and was the only guy to treat her as a person, but it still was a forced marriage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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