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?
Yes. And it drives me crazy.
Shogun, by James Clavell, he must use the phrase “at length” about 150 times.
Any book by Nevil Shute, he uses the word “presently” like it’s the only word he knows. It’s insane how often it pops up. Every other page sometimes.