Julia Barrett's World

Not in my books…and no offense intended to any author - all in fun! I have a very sensitive gag reflex, as anyone who works with me at my day job will tell you. Certain words evoke it…

Loins.

Unless a character is girding his or her loins for an unpleasant encounter or pending argument, I will never write the word loins. Nor will my characters experience a twinge in their loins. The word evokes images of a butcher shop and hamburger. Like…a loin chop or a sirloin steak.

Nether Regions.

See loins. Nether makes me think of someplace very cold, as in, He’s off exploring in the nether regions of the Arctic Circle.

Love Channel.

Oh. Hell. No. Flashing on the Panama Canal.

Dripping.

Only as pertains to a leaky faucet or rain on the roof or water dripping from the eaves. Drop is okay. For discussion as to a drop of what, see my books. If woman drips, methinks she should hie herself to a gynecologist pronto.

Jackhammer (ing) or Piston (ing)

Oh. Ow.

Gushing.

A character might gush over someone they haven’t seen in a long time, as in, express happiness. Otherwise, gushing will only occur if my characters happen to be visiting Yellowstone National Park and standing in front of Old Faithful, or maybe bleeding, a lot, from a stab wound…maybe. Again, a part of a woman? Call your doctor.

Cream or Creaming.

Allowed only if singing Greased Lightning. Creamy, on the other hand, as in her creamy skin - wherever that skin may be, is acceptable. This one is a matter of taste - literally. I suffer from the ick-factor when I read the above words - I can hear them from John Travolta’s mouth, but that’s about it.

Moist.

I have this thing about the word moist, probably because I’m a nurse and I deal with moist, um, things. Ew. No moist and definitely no moist towelettes. Double ew. Moisture reminds me of rain so that word is okie dokie, in which case there might be dripping as in rain drops drip and there’s an awful lot of moisture outside, or inside, as the case may be.

Nuff said.

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