Words are important

[ratherastory]

Dear fanfic writers:

peak: noun. 1. the pointed top of a mountain or ridge.
2. a mountain with a pointed summit.
3. the pointed top of anything.
4. the highest or most important point or level: the peak of her political career.
5. the maximum point, degree, or volume of anything: Oil prices reached their peak last year.

peek: verb. 1. to look or glance quickly or furtively, esp. through a small opening or from a concealed location; peep; peer.
noun. 2. a quick or furtive look or glance; peep.

pique: verb. 1. to affect with sharp irritation and resentment, esp. by some wound to pride: She was greatly piqued when they refused her invitation.
2. to wound (the pride, vanity, etc.).
3. to excite (interest, curiosity, etc.): Her curiosity was piqued by the gossip.
4. to arouse an emotion or provoke to action: to pique someone to answer a challenge.
noun. 5. a feeling of irritation or resentment, as from a wound to pride or self-esteem: to be in a pique.


PLEASE TO BE LEARNING THESE WORDS AND USING THEM CORRECTLY. YOU ARE DRIVING ME NUTS!

Comments

[authoressnebula.livejournal.com]

Okay, the "loose" and "lose" right there will define whether or not I continue reading a story. Some people accidentally hit an extra o, and that's okay. If it's done once. If they continue to use "loose" instead of "lose", I might "loose" my temper. GAH.

I think what bothers me the most is when they misuse punctuation. Or don't use certain words in a certain context. For example, when someone uses bewildered as an emotion of rage as opposed to confusion. (Or, right there, when they do oppossed instead of opposed. ARGH.) Inducive versus conducive (okay, I'll give you that, that one's a little harder) but it's called a dictionary. They even have them online, in case you can't move your ass to the bookshelf. (In a friend's case, that wouldn't help: they don't OWN a dictionary. At all. 0_o Maybe I'm just odd because I have more than six in my house, two in different languages, but seriously? WHY.)

*points at icon* Lookit lookit. They're giving Sam a headache. Poor baby.

*butts out*

~Nebula

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