Words You Refuse to Use

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Do you have any words that you straight-up will not use in your fics? I have two:

  • "nonplussed": Has two contradictory meanings, confuses everyone, never worth it. 0/10

  • "indescribable": Maybe more of a hot take, but describing stuff is your whole task as a writer. "Indescribable" feels like lampshading "I don't know how to describe this." It's funny, because it rarely bothers me as a reader, but whenever I find it in one of my drafts, I edit it out and just take my best shot at describing the thing.

How about you all? (And ofc, this is just for fun, no need to reevaluate your whole life if you see your favorite word in this thread)

Edit: turning off notifications lol, the last 20 replies have all been "orbs"

Posted Oct 4, 2022, 12:03 PM UTC · edited

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