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 Posted: Tue Apr 25, 2006 3:56 am
And here is the first random topic in the guild.
Has anyone else noticed that David Eddings likes to use the word "naturally" a lot? He almost never uses "of course" or "obviously". The first time I read a substitute for NATURALLY, I was so shocked I marked that page.
Belgariad, volume 5 page 303:
"You knew we'd need it?"
"Obviously."
I was just so relieved when I discovered that David Eddings knows synonyms for the word "naturally". I love his books to death, but sometimes things like this can be a little wearing.
Has anyone else noticed this? If you haven't, when you go back and re-read some of his books, be sure to look for that word. You will find it EVERYWHERE.
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Posted: Tue Apr 25, 2006 12:10 pm
Naturally seems to be one of if not the most used response for his characters. I also noticed this and it does get a little bit grating sometimes when you see the characters use it again and again.
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Posted: Tue Apr 25, 2006 12:40 pm
Oh definitely. It must be the language he was writing in, "naturally" doesn't sound as harsh as "obviously".
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Posted: Tue Apr 25, 2006 5:34 pm
It also sounds more teasing--like when it comes from Silk.
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Posted: Tue Apr 25, 2006 6:13 pm
Sileny It also sounds more teasing--like when it comes from Silk. True, but when it comes from EVERY single character at one point or another... it gets a little irritating. Especially when there's nothing natural about it.
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Posted: Wed Apr 26, 2006 2:30 pm
That is true.
I also noticed anything magical is most often referred to as 'exotic'.
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Posted: Fri Apr 28, 2006 9:14 pm
clever, deductive me didn't notice; though personally I perfer 'naturally' to 'obviously'
sounds a but more ..........British
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Posted: Sun Apr 30, 2006 5:16 am
MystMaker clever, deductive me didn't notice; though personally I perfer 'naturally' to 'obviously' sounds a but more ..........British This is true... but there are other alternatives to that word that could be used at various times instead of just "naturally" everytime someone asks a question. mad
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Posted: Mon May 01, 2006 8:16 am
I never noticed either. Obviously just doesn't flow as naturally and obviously is a little more on the sarcastic side.
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Posted: Sun May 28, 2006 9:04 pm
I never really noticed. I'll look for that.
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Posted: Fri Jun 02, 2006 12:33 pm
How remarkable, I hadn't noticed that.
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Posted: Sun Jun 18, 2006 12:42 pm
dark priestess How remarkable, I hadn't noticed that. Argh! She's turning into Poledra! Sorry about that. It isn't annoying until you notice it, then it starts to get really annoying.
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Posted: Fri Nov 24, 2006 7:32 am
Yes and he also uses ____ grates on my nerves quite often.
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