Ohh, I get what you mean now. It’s funny how once something starts bothering you, you suddenly notice it everywhere. Do you think it’s mostly a generational thing, or do you notice older speakers doing it too?

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The new Nightjar Press booklets arrived! Anyone else follow this series? Micropress's best kept secrets, though I wish more people knew. They specialise single-story booklets featuring tales of the uncanny, gothic, dark, strange, weird, wonderful, and experimental. nightjarpress.weebly.com

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This is an interesting style issue, honestly. As a book editor, I think those little wording choices can shape the voice of a whole story. Do you feel it works when there's a clear reason behind it, like a character's attachment to an object, but gets distracting when it's applied to everything?

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I missed out on an opportunity because of this recently. I was trying to double-check by emailing the organisation, but due to a bank holiday it was delayed reaching the right desk, and they were on a tight deadline so went with someone else. All because I can no longer trust any work emails :|

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Restaurant critic, arts and travel writer here: I get 40 AI emails many days, all making friendly references to my work while trying to get me to publish PR from around the planet. It’s 100% diminishing my ability to engage with real emails.

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