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oritsu_luvThe other day, I was thinking about how the literature read in one's formative years shapes the language one is comfortable with/drawn to writing later in life.
Which can get interesting, if you didn't read anything written after 1920.
Case in point:
I am trying desperately to convince myself that the phrase 'he said in dark, thrilling tones' is not appropriate unless one is writing in the early 1900s, and was very likely purple even back then. At least a shade of violet.
Also, the fact that I've spent the past week or so imersed in Georgette Heyer doesn't help, as I actually found myself saying "It doesn't signify." instead of "It doesn't matter" the other day...
Which can get interesting, if you didn't read anything written after 1920.
Case in point:
I am trying desperately to convince myself that the phrase 'he said in dark, thrilling tones' is not appropriate unless one is writing in the early 1900s, and was very likely purple even back then. At least a shade of violet.
Also, the fact that I've spent the past week or so imersed in Georgette Heyer doesn't help, as I actually found myself saying "It doesn't signify." instead of "It doesn't matter" the other day...
