[BOOKS] You know nothing Jon Snow !

c - 13

I've been re-reading the books recently and there I'm really only noticing now that there are some phrases that are seriously being drilled into the reader such as

Ygritte

saying the above line. I dont know if she actually has more than two sentances in the book without that phrase being included :P

So my question is - what overused phrases in the books make you bite your fist !

A close second would probably be Arya -

Dunsen, Chiswyck, Polliver, Raff the Sweetling. The Tickler and the Hound. Ser Gregor, Ser Amory, Ser Ilyn, Ser Meryn, King Joffrey, Queen Cersei.” She liked to mix up the order of the names sometimes. It helped her remember who they were and what they’d done

stesaurus

c - 13 wrote: »

I've been re-reading the books recently and there I'm really only noticing now that there are some phrases that are seriously being drilled into the reader such as

Ygritte

saying the above line. I dont know if she actually has more than two sentances in the book without that phrase being included :P

So my question is - what overused phrases in the books make you bite your fist !

A close second would probably be Arya -

Dunsen, Chiswyck, Polliver, Raff the Sweetling. The Tickler and the Hound. Ser Gregor, Ser Amory, Ser Ilyn, Ser Meryn, King Joffrey, Queen Cersei.” She liked to mix up the order of the names sometimes. It helped her remember who they were and what they’d done

Irritating to read, at times, but will be fb to see on screen!

johnryano

didn't find either annoying at all.

Gauge

'Tis naught but a mummer's jape, nuncle.

Tzar Chasm

Nuncle, Maester, Ser and any of the other 'Quaint' spellings of Words, but mostly Nuncle, that one gives me the hump

hattoncracker

Tzar Chasm wrote: »

Nuncle, Maester, Ser and any of the other 'Quaint' spellings of Words, but mostly Nuncle, that one gives me the hump

"i am no one"

Tzar Chasm

that I liked, but then I liked all the Arya arc

hidinginthebush

I love arya's "prayer", makes me hope for a badads future for the whelp!

In the latest book there's one

Tyrion constantly mentions, something about where do whores go (it escapes me at the moment), but to me having it there smacked of bad and rushed editing, its a weak line but he was constantly fixated on it. It really annoyed me! Asking one of the wildlings on the wall kept on talking about how big his cock was. Not necessarily a repeated phrase, but grating nonetheless.

Son0vagun

Reek Reek it rhymes with Weak

my fav from ADWD

Tzar Chasm

'It is known Khalesi' as a refrain to any folksy wittering of the dothraki chicks

Mr Freeze

Tzar Chasm wrote: »

'It is known Khalesi' as a refrain to any folksy wittering of the dothraki chicks

I can't stand that!

Only read the 1st 3 books, so avoiding the spoiler tags, just in case.

Gauge

Oh, how could I forget "... as useless as nipples on a breastplate?"

Words are wind.

Krusader

Winter is coming and A Lannister pays always pays his debts are the obvious ones, always being repeated, my sun & stars also in the 1st book

eyeball kid

Never found any of the saying mentioned here too annoying to be honest.

A bear there was, a bear, a bear! All black and brown, and covered with hair!

Tzar Chasm

aw come on now, the bear and the maiden fair is an excellent tune, I've been learning to sing it meself

"A bear there was,"
"A bear, A BEAR!
"All black and brown,"
"And covered with hair!

"Oh come they said,"
"Oh come to the fair!"
"The fair? said he,
"But I'm a bear!"
"All black and brown,"
"And covered in hair!"

"And down the road,"
"From here to there,"
"From here!To there!"
"Three boys, a goat,"
"And a dancing bear!"
"They danced and spun,"
"All the way to the fair!"

"Oh! sweet she was,"
"And pure and fair,"
"The maid with honey,"
"In her hair! Her hair,"
"The maid with honey,"
"in her hair!"

The bear smelled the scent,
"On the summer air!"
"The Bear! The Bear!"
"All black and brown,"
"And covered with hair!"
"He smelled the scent,"
"On the summer air,"
"He sniffed and roared,"
"And smelled it there!"
"Honey on the summer air!"

"Oh I'm a maid,"
"And I'm pure and fair,"
"I'll never dance,"
"With a hairy bear,"
"A bear! A bear!"
"I'll never dance,"
"With a hairy bear!"

"The bear,the bear!"
"Lifted her high,"
into the air!"
The bear, the bear!"

"I called for a knight!"
"But you're a bear!"
"A bear! A bear,"
"All black and brown,"
"And cover in hair!"

"She kicked and wailed,"
"The maid so fair,"
"But he licked the honey,"
"From her hair!"
"Her hair! Her hair!"
"He licked the honey,"
"From her hair!"

"Then she sighed and squealed,"
"And kicked the air,"
"She sang: My bear so fair,"
"And off they went,"
"The bear! The bear!"
"And the maiden fair!"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-QyaN-QFNmc

silvine

"winter is cOming"
When exactly?
Four books in and it still hasn't ****ing got here .

I also got a bit sick of reading about twin ****ting gold and having gold speckled eyes.

Krusader

Arya's inner monolgue and a good un'

Fear cuts deeper than swords

5starpool

silvine wrote: »

"winter is cOming"
When exactly?
Four books in and it still hasn't ****ing got here .

Don't ask questions you don't actually want an answer to would be my advice

Gauge

I know, I know. Oh oh oh.

SHUT UP PATCHFACE :mad:

nicklauski

Gauge wrote: »

I know, I know. Oh oh oh.

SHUT UP PATCHFACE :mad:

First thing I thought of when reading it today

Take her away Patchface!!!

"Away, away, away I go, I know, I know, oh oh oh!"

mcarrol2

"Hodor" said Hodor ... that one always makes me smile...

Gauge

mcarrol2 wrote: »

"Hodor" said Hodor ... that one always makes me smile...

JonnyF

Dark wings, dark words

everyone says this in the book, does my nut in

johnnyskeleton

Tzar Chasm wrote: »

Nuncle, Maester, Ser and any of the other 'Quaint' spellings of Words, but mostly Nuncle, that one gives me the hump

That's very annoying, especially since it was presumably put in solely because GRRM read some shakespeare during the writing of the later books and decided it would be a good word for the Iron Islanders. The problem is, they don't use it uniformly, so in almost the same chapter they will use nuncle and uncle by the same character.

I do like the different spelling of Ser, Maester etc and the like because their roles are different to those of a Sir, Master etc in our world. It's a bit like a Scottish Laird. Calling priests septons is a nice touch too.

However, some of the words are a bit silly. Maidenhead instead of maidenhood iris a good example. I can never be too sure whether a young lady is being deflowered or whether her idyllic town between London and Oxford has been taken away from her.

None are as bad as Robert Jordan's though, with such gems as a looking glass being a telescope!

maidenhead is both a town and that particular term...

johnnyskeleton

bluewolf wrote: »

maidenhead is both a town and that particular term...

It's funnier if you read the books with the former sense in mind.