My gears.

Y'know what really grinds them?

When characters separate out either the subject or object of a sentence and move it out in front as a lone fragment in an attempt to sound more dramatic.  This is one of those things where you probably have no idea what the f*ck I'm talking about until I give an example.  This is where, instead of asking, "Where did you hide the money?", the character will say, "The money.  Where did you hide it?"  Or instead of, "You must not trust Mr. Smith", it will be "Mr. Smith.  You must not trust him."  Characters on nighttime dramas do this c o n s t a n t l y, and it drives me nuts.  It's just an arbitrary, contrived way to create artificial drama and sound more EPIC.  It's dumb.  I hate it. 

It's also one of those things where you may never have noticed it before, but now that it's been pointed out to you, you will never be able to stop noticing it.  So... you're welcome. 

My gears.  That is what grinds them.

My blog.  Thank you for reading it.