A mostly pointless post about the pet-word squelch [OFF TOPIC]
Im about 75% through Last Argument, once i start I can't put it down! But the last three times that I have stopped were immediately after reading squelched. This was the 14th time. (There is only one left and it is almost near the end of the book, i checked)
I also just had to see the math on this so I went back:
The Blade Itself- 2 uses
Before They Are Hanged - 8 uses
The Last Argument of Kings - 15 uses (6 of which are packed within only a hundred or so pages)
Granted, TLAK is about as quarter longer than the other two.
Me, having learned the word originally as a kid playing Diablo 2 where "squelch" means to mute, I am also hit with blunt-force cognitive dissonance when Abercrombie is indicating some wet fart sound from under a muddy boot.
Anyone else notice this or another pet word J.Aber likes?