Least Favorite Word?

[laccoff_mawning]

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?

 

[LeilaniOtter]

I'm hating the word "villainess" lately. Why can't people just say "villain"? I thought we were getting over all the gender-specific terms these days? *shrugs* ?

 

[Eldoria]

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.

 

[LeilaniOtter]

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 have a habit of doing this, to further convey emotions, when I could just use dialogue to express it. ?

 

[Eldoria]

I have a habit of doing this, to further convey emotions, when I could just use dialogue to express it. ?

We are bound by the writing principle of “Don't tell it, show it”. Lol

 

[LeilaniOtter]

We are bound by the writing principle of “Don't tell it, show it”. Lol

But then, the reverse is also true in areas, "Don't show, tell." ?

 

[Wenlock]

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 cannot relate with this more

 

[Worthy39]

Lever. I hate the controversy on how to pronounce it.

 

[Juia_Darkcrest]

Lever. I hate the controversy on how to pronounce it.

It's lever, obviously. Anyone who pronounces it lever is just a pretentious blowhard and probably has ties to the church of Scientology. Pfft... lever.


Though

I use it too much, and never notice that I do until I run whatever I am writing through Grammarly and it wants to add a comma.

In my head, it just makes so much sense to use it, though

 

[CinnaSloth]

I'm hating the word "villainess" lately. Why can't people just say "villain"? I thought we were getting over all the gender-specific terms these days? *shrugs* ?

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.

 

[LeilaniOtter]

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.

I'm reminded of something I read decades ago:
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We'll begin with a box and the plural is boxes,

But the plural of ox should be oxen not oxes.

We speak of a brother and also of brethren,

But though we say mother we never say methren.

Then the masculine pronouns are he, his, and him-

But imagine the feminine she, shis, and shim.

The plural of mouse is mice,

But the plural of house is never a hice.

So English, I fancy, you all will agree,

Is the silliest language you ever did see.

-Author unknown

 

[BearlyAlive]

Chortle. My mind somehow always creates the image of choking a turtle, for some abridged reason.

 

[LeilaniOtter]

Chortle. My mind somehow always creates the image of choking a turtle, for some abridged reason.

And this is exactly why I snicker when someone mentions the Pokemon "Squirtle". ?

 

[CinnaSloth]

Chortle. My mind somehow always creates the image of choking a turtle, for some abridged reason.

Chortle always sounded to me like, "AH dang it! I just chortled in my pants!!" or something. lol

 

[AliceMoonvale]

Interesting

 

[Our_Lady_in_Twilight]

Nodded.

The amount of nodding my characters seem to do to each other, they're like bloody bobbleheaded woodpeckers

 

[pangmida]

Interesting

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FL: *does anything a normal woman does*
Wattpad billionaire ML: “Heh… interesting…”

 

[Corty]

Taxes. Late payment.

And…

Beta reader.

 

[Representing_Tromba]

I hate the word "but"

 

[RepresentingCaution]

MAMA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!