Fragile Bird Posted February 20, 2022 Share Posted February 20, 2022 What do I mean? The phrase I keep seeing these days is “he had eyes the color of rain”. What the hell are eyes the color of rain? Do I just lack imagination or am am I supposed to sigh and say, what a romantic way to say gray! Light, light gray? Zombie dead? I’m sure there are many more, I’ll post them as I continue reading. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhom Posted February 20, 2022 Share Posted February 20, 2022 “Words are wind” was up there for me for a time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Centrist Simon Steele Posted February 21, 2022 Share Posted February 21, 2022 Oh, "squirted" for sure. Like "the boy squirted through the crowd." Awful. Just fucking awful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sologdin Posted February 21, 2022 Share Posted February 21, 2022 any time someone is surrounded on all sides i throw the book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zorral Posted February 21, 2022 Share Posted February 21, 2022 "turned on her/his/their heels" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fragile Bird Posted February 21, 2022 Author Share Posted February 21, 2022 My teeth are already grinding! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave22 Posted February 21, 2022 Share Posted February 21, 2022 For some reason, 'The End' when I get to the end of a story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mix_masta_micah Posted February 21, 2022 Share Posted February 21, 2022 An in-universe phrase but I HATE 'Storms!'. Jeezus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myrddin Posted February 21, 2022 Share Posted February 21, 2022 8 hours ago, dave22 said: For some reason, 'The End' when I get to the end of a story. Depends on the story. Sometimes it's a relief. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry of the Lawn Posted February 22, 2022 Share Posted February 22, 2022 Recently reread Cornwell's Saxon Stories and I remembered that "turd" was the dominant insult and "hump" the dominant verb for sex/fucking/love making/ etc. It was annoying but halfway through it became really funny because he's just a absolutely committed to the bit. Some redundant phrases that always get the side-eye a la "surrounded on all sides": final outcome unexpected surprise accidental mistake unintended mistake foreign import Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedEyedGhost Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 Must needs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Argonath Diver Posted February 24, 2022 Share Posted February 24, 2022 Alliteration is a subtle art that can make a sentence remarkably beautiful or boldly out of place. Sometimes I'll see a phrase that I'm sure the author was quite proud of, albeit one that may as well have been capitalized for all its bombast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyoshi Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 whenever people are "gathered together" i die a little inside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fragile Bird Posted February 25, 2022 Author Share Posted February 25, 2022 Arrrrggghhh! I just came across “surrounded on all sides”. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongRider Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 “What do I hate to read?” she sneered? It’s that word, sneered. Hate it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry of the Lawn Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 2 hours ago, LongRider said: “What do I hate to read?” she sneered? It’s that word, sneered. Hate it. What about other forms of to sneer? sneer? sneers? sneering? sneer-sneer-sneery, sneer-sneer-a-roo? Not to derail, but a phrase I cannot get enough of and for which my esteem increases exponentially everytime inexperience it: arms akimbo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongRider Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 1 hour ago, Larry of the Lake said: What about other forms of to sneer? sneer? sneers? sneering? sneer-sneer-sneery, sneer-sneer-a-roo? Not to derail, but a phrase I cannot get enough of and for which my esteem increases exponentially everytime inexperience it: arms akimbo "Lovely phrase." she said, her sneer akimbo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcbigski Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 "like an over ripe melon" Read Guardians of the Flame about when I was 13-15. I honestly can't recall if it got drastically overused or just overused. But damn, there's watermelons, cantaloupes, honey dews, casaba. Mix it up a little. It's a multi fantasy racial milieu (on the elves humans dwarfs axes). Maybe phrenology could be a thing in that specific universe? At least lead to less redundant writing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infidel Posted March 2, 2022 Share Posted March 2, 2022 I love Zahn, but I hope I never read about a character's "lip twitching" again... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerol Posted March 2, 2022 Share Posted March 2, 2022 On 2/22/2022 at 11:15 PM, RedEyedGhost said: Must needs The first thing I thought of. Those two words just take me right out of the story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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