Least Favorite Word?

[CharlesEBrown]

villainess, Heroine.

....like, oh yes, of course my female villain would like some drugs, oh you mean the female hero?
Because the only difference is A SINGLE "E" AT THE END OF THE WORD!!!!!!! Writing English is stupid.
Personally, I just don't like English.

There vs they're vs their ...why can't it just be ther and everyone can just figure it the heck out from context? Why be snooty about it??
herb vs herb cause there's a freakin "H" in it.
carmel vs caramel vs kermal (space program) because the lol was too ez(gg)
and
Enough vs Inaff because all hail my sweet, adorable Priestess Tako.

Blame the French (Normans) for a lot of the wacky spellings in English. Until they took over the country for a while, there were no consistent spellings between communities; the French created the first English dictionaries, writing down what they thought they heard. A lot of the extra "u"s still present in England came out of this too, just for added colour.

 

[Representing_Tromba]

stare, look at, sigh, wince, sigh, swallow, stare sadly, speak softly, stare at the sky, stand silently, be silent for a moment, think, mutter, tremble, clench, grip, take a breath, bite your lip, pull the hem of your clothes, bow your head, kneel, stand up straight, walk, step, smile thinly, smile softly, whisper, etc.

Note: Body language takes up more than 40% of the words in each chapter.

I do not understand this at all personally. I can understand that this is your opinion in which you are entitled. However, I can't see how descriptive language is bad when most traditionally published books take up between 30-40% of the written text of a chapter for body language descriptors. Another 30-40% of the text are usually describing the scene while the rest is dialogue and exposition. This isn't true for all but most that I come across. Screenplays often have the most dialogue with the idea of tell, don't show, which matches many webnovels.

 

[Envylope]

Nodded

 

[ConansWitchBaby]

Another day I get reminded that I was the only one to pay attention in kindergarten. Did no one get taugt phonetics?

 

[Representing_Tromba]

Another day I get reminded that I was the only one to pay attention in kindergarten. Did no one get taugt phonetics?

They stopped teaching it between 2004-2010 in many American public schools. Though in recent years, many states have started enforcing the teaching of phonics to address the declining reading rate.

 

[CountVanBadger]

My least favorite word is the sound of two balloons being rubbed together. I have no idea how to spell it.

 

[Representing_Tromba]

My least favorite word is the sound of two balloons being rubbed together. I have no idea how to spell it.

Bbrtn^__>brtn-burtrphn?

 

[Bald-san]

So when writing, I've found myself growing a particular irk to the word 'necessary'. Why? I find it to be a pretty common word that I use, but I keep misspelling it. So every time I've used it, I've needed to google search it just to make sure I've spelled it correctly.

I also dislike villain for the exact same reason.

Do you have an 'oh no, not this again' word when you're writing?

NAD, short for Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide, ugh the horrors of college

 

[Sylver]

I don't think I have a least favorite word
But I will say that I really dislike seeing the same word repeated in one chapter.

She said, he said, she said, he said, she said back, he said to her

Add some synonyms for variety! Replied, responded, answered. Or mix things up, bring attention to their emotional or facial response. Sneered, giggled, chuckled, smirked, frowned, huffed, pouted.

Just some food for thought for the new writers

A fun reminder that when you're new, it's important to learn, but when you're experienced, it's pivotal that you keep learning. There's always room to learn more in life, to close your mind is to accept stagnation. Be like the river, go with the flow and don't resist but adapt to obstacles you find on your path forward

I do not understand this at all personally. I can understand that this is your opinion in which you are entitled. However, I can't see how descriptive language is bad when most traditionally published books take up between 30-40% of the written text of a chapter for body language descriptors. Another 30-40% of the text are usually describing the scene while the rest is dialogue and exposition. This isn't true for all but most that I come across. Screenplays often have the most dialogue with the idea of tell, don't show, which matches many webnovels.

I too am interested in her elaboration totally not because I add a lot of body language in my writing

 

[CinnaSloth]

I know this is probably terrible. and horrible to look at, ALTHOUGH it is grammatically correct. Just morally frowned upon. and Ugly af.

They will have not have had breakfast yet. = They'll've'n't've'd breakfast yet.

xD English.

Blame the French (Normans) for a lot of the wacky spellings in English. Until they took over the country for a while, there were no consistent spellings between communities; the French created the first English dictionaries, writing down what they thought they heard. A lot of the extra "u"s still present in England came out of this too, just for added colour.

The French Frenchman, Frenchie, French fried my French toast, and frenched my french friend Franchesca. -For France.

They stopped teaching it between 2004-2010 in many American public schools. Though in recent years, many states have started enforcing the teaching of phonics to address the declining reading rate.

In recent years, kids don't have to do work, do homework, pass with a C average, or even show up to class in order to graduate. They just graduate because law says so, smart, or dumber than rocks, doesn't matter.

 

[laccoff_mawning]

They will have not have had breakfast yet. = They'll've'n't've'd breakfast yet.

Has anyone told you about the buffalo yet?

 

[Navillus]

“Scumbag”… Every time I see or hear that word my vivid imagination goes into overdrive much to my horror… when it comes to writing I dislike “and” as well as “confusion” because I somehow end up placing those words out of order in my paragraphs-nyah.

 

[L1aei]

Rout and route. I keep forgetting which one means which.

 

[ConansWitchBaby]

Pronunciation Key

A key to understanding the pronunciation of dictionary words.

www.yourdictionary.com

 

[JayMark]

Only for narrative not dialogue, which needs a variety of speaking styles.
I have a very wordy way of thinking so I struggle with these and they all show up heavily in my drafts, a bit less so recently

Have / had / has : Can easily become a clutter word in the following context - She had eaten all the soup vs She ate all the soup
Was / Were : I try to reduce their count when editing because I use it way to much
Very, Really, etc : Intensifiers that rarely do anything productive.
Suddenly : Defeats its own purpose in the narrative.
The / a / an : If I can rewrite without using them, I will so the flow is less repetitive.
of the: It's generally better to say it in less words The window of the foyer vs the foyer window.


Happy, Sad, kind, Depressed, Cool, Badass, good, bad, evil when describing a character: If you tell me what to feel and think about a character too many times, I'm more likely to drop your work. That's just how it is. It's my reader pet peeve. *there are exceptions occasionally

Me, I, Mine, My, We - I don't care for first person perspective that much even if it's the most popular thing since sliced bread right now. The same goes for limited third person that is essentially first person but I can stomach it a little better.

 

[CinnaSloth]

Has anyone told you about the buffalo yet?

What?! What buffalo?!

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Writing with multiple people talking in a single room because

x person said
y person said
m person interrupted
x answered
y coughed
m etc
y..
x..
z..
r..
mr alphabet shot himself because too many talkers.

in movies, manga, or series is easier. You literally see it happen. in writing? that shi' sucks having to point out who said what EVERY line.

 

[Deleted member 266]

flange

 

[laccoff_mawning]

What?! What buffalo?!

The Buffalo buffalo type of buffalo.

You know what these Buffalo buffalo do? That's right- they buffalo Buffalo buffalo!