tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-982413406210688800.post3869571422758542534..comments2024-01-30T12:33:15.670+01:00Comments on LesleyW's Book Nook: Words you'd like to have bannedLesleyWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14059048442986942270noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-982413406210688800.post-89570572030217876652010-05-16T00:23:44.505+02:002010-05-16T00:23:44.505+02:00Okay no more. :)Okay no more. :)LesleyWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14059048442986942270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-982413406210688800.post-63934290641045551732010-05-16T00:08:55.001+02:002010-05-16T00:08:55.001+02:00Stop. Please, you're killing me here!
*whimpe...Stop. Please, you're killing me here!<br /><br />*whimpering*Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12959009113795804133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-982413406210688800.post-12340848936414159832010-05-15T23:59:03.326+02:002010-05-15T23:59:03.326+02:00s7anna - would that be - plowing her feminine chan...s7anna - would that be - plowing her feminine channel? ROTFL.<br /><br />Turtle - a lot of our words seem to centre around sex scenes. So if the hero was plowing her quivering feminine channel that would really be a big NO-NO for all of us. :)LesleyWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14059048442986942270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-982413406210688800.post-81253954956271775412010-05-15T23:56:48.774+02:002010-05-15T23:56:48.774+02:00Carolyn - I think if you're writing the kind o...Carolyn - I think if you're writing the kind of character who says 'literally' all the time, maybe you should be allowed to get away with it. But when an author writes something like - His head literally exploded with pain. I just want to scream NO IT DIDN'T! because if it did there'd be bits of brain matter all over the walls.LesleyWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14059048442986942270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-982413406210688800.post-15038484537054505252010-05-15T23:52:53.706+02:002010-05-15T23:52:53.706+02:00Chris - I think this is why susarration stands out...Chris - I think this is why susarration stands out for me. Adamantine is to 'diamond-like' as susarration is to 'whisper'.<br /><br />Sullivan - You should read Tempest Rising. I think there's a sex scene where the hero accuses the heroine of preferring a bacon sandwich or something similar. That did make me smile.LesleyWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14059048442986942270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-982413406210688800.post-46649642143021453422010-05-15T20:56:17.875+02:002010-05-15T20:56:17.875+02:00lol, love this one! I would have to say an annoyi...lol, love this one! I would have to say an annoying word for me would be "quivering". Just an annoying word that speaks of trashy romance books, the really lame books...i think my gram used to read, lol!Turtlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01851819627750022788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-982413406210688800.post-63907699645539003312010-05-15T02:32:56.965+02:002010-05-15T02:32:56.965+02:00nosh...to snack on something...
errm...I use that...nosh...to snack on something...<br /><br />errm...I use that word a lot...*guilty look on my face* Don't hurt me Carolyn & Sullivan. please.<br /><br />I'm going with "plowing" as my word to ban...need I say more?<br /><br />Count me in for the giveaway please...<br /><br />hugs,<br />Annas7annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09315567395060561106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-982413406210688800.post-50793323820410644252010-05-15T02:22:53.533+02:002010-05-15T02:22:53.533+02:00@Carolyn - What exactly is 'nosh'?@Carolyn - What exactly is 'nosh'?Nastassiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03301788457122493916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-982413406210688800.post-19289347694539801852010-05-15T00:19:23.019+02:002010-05-15T00:19:23.019+02:00I'd really like to ban "nauseous", i...I'd really like to ban "nauseous", it doesn't mean what you think it means people, your character isn't making other people want to throw up. The word is nauseated.Otternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-982413406210688800.post-84360014058322561602010-05-14T20:41:13.458+02:002010-05-14T20:41:13.458+02:00"her feminine channel"? Ouch!
@Carolyn:..."her feminine channel"? Ouch!<br /><br />@Carolyn: Oh, I second your motion on 'nosh'!Sullivan McPighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15133432350331782496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-982413406210688800.post-38027939889241553982010-05-14T16:09:30.951+02:002010-05-14T16:09:30.951+02:00Funny post. I'm not entering, since I read and...Funny post. I'm not entering, since I read and loved wicked game, but I use those two words a lot! LOL. <br /><br /> I tend to give specific characters the word "literally" in speech. Because, what if you want to make a character seem like the type of person who would says literally too much? <br /><br />I am a horrible actually offender. <br /><br />I'd like to have the word "nosh" banned. How about that?Carolyn Cranehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17195853833116263029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-982413406210688800.post-4449376694185356102010-05-12T14:17:50.818+02:002010-05-12T14:17:50.818+02:00@Sullivan: LMAO about the sandwich ref!
You'v...@Sullivan: LMAO about the sandwich ref!<br /><br />You've reminded me about a popular (again, non-m/m) author whose books I can't read because she overuses the term "her feminine channel" - odd enough to use it once, but multiple times in a single sex scene? Suddenly all I can see is the phrase...Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12959009113795804133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-982413406210688800.post-75154751026172029422010-05-12T11:44:38.434+02:002010-05-12T11:44:38.434+02:00@Chris: That does sounds annoying.
I for myself c...@Chris: That does sounds annoying.<br /><br />I for myself can get annoyed by the overly creative synonyms writers come up with when describing sex. Sometimes all the foodie synonyms make me wonder if the characters are really having sex at all or if they're eating a sandwich.Sullivan McPighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15133432350331782496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-982413406210688800.post-67479465518187741462010-05-12T02:03:18.864+02:002010-05-12T02:03:18.864+02:00Not entering (and not thinking of a specific word)...Not entering (and not thinking of a specific word), but I suggest caution when using unusual words. I have an example, from a book that shall remain nameless (not m/m). In this book, the author used the word "adamantine" to describe our hero's abs and helpfully defined it as "diamond-like" in a nearby sentence. Cool.<br /><br />And then... the author did the same thing again about 50 pages later - same word, same helpful definition. D'oh!Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12959009113795804133noreply@blogger.com