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?
I love King, but he definitely has some words and expressions he overuses. You hear a lot about chsmbray shirts, but the one I’ve noticed that nobody mentions is dumpster. He manages to get that word into every story he writes.