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[donnaimmaculata]

I don't like epithets, as I'm sure I already mentioned a couple of times. But yesterday I came across one that made me laugh (and hit the back button, too, but laugh first of all): "his godfather's best friend". Apart from the fact that it was Harry's father and not Remus who was his godfather's best friend - how much more complicated can you get? His head of house's barmy superior? The red-haired headboy's younger brother? His aunt's meaty husband's dog-breeding sister?

I understand that one can use any of those epithets when actually talking about the interactions between the people mentioned in them, but not if they are used because the author wants to avoid using the name. Have no fear of names! Names aren't evil.

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[donnaimmaculata.livejournal.com]

Thank you. It's lovely, isn't it? theothernight is the creator, I'm merely benefiting from her skills *shows off second Wonka icon*

[florahart]

There is something fairly wonderful about using an icon made by someone named "the other (something)" in a rant on people using phrases such as "the other man."

I'm just sayin'.

[donnaimmaculata.livejournal.com]

It's all part of the elaborate meta critique stuff *nods*