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?

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    1 year ago

    In The Great Gatsby I got so annoyed I started a tally on the back page of the book every time Gatsby says “old sport.” It totalled to 40, plus a bonus two from Tom.