Irritating phrases

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Hallandporridgeoats · 22/04/2024 15:04

I can be reading a great book, and then the author will introduce one of these phrases that I find so irritating...and so many seem to use them.

"She was fiercely independent" or "he was so very tired" or "she loved him so very much". Aargh.

Do you have phrases that you feel this way about?

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CrossPurposes · 22/04/2024 15:49

StepCombatAttack · 22/04/2024 15:34

Describing people ‘padding’ anywhere. Usually barefoot.

I'm glad it's not just me who finds this so irritating.

StepCombatAttack · 22/04/2024 15:34

Describing people ‘padding’ anywhere. Usually barefoot.

Feckinlego · 22/04/2024 15:27

'She let out the breath she didn't realise she was holding'

desperatedaysareover · 22/04/2024 15:07

’so very’ whatever is so very Strout. Her stuff is full of tics that make me want to throw the book at the wall. That said, I do keep on buying and reading em. I don’t have any particular peeves but ‘fiercely independent’ is just boring.

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