So... I'm watching #BlueBloods, and the #AudioDescription narrator just said "Frank reflects lugubriously"... Never mind the debate about interpretive AD, let's just talk about using words that are actually common place in English, thank you very much. I have to look this word up, now.
@johnl1129 stupid dam words
@johnl1129 Reminds me of the writer Harlan Ellison. He was always using interesting words. In a book or interview I think that's OK. In a broadcast narrative it's disruptive.
As a writer, it's easy to love writing, and to love words, but it's a good reminder to always, *always*, consider the audience.
@johnl1129 Yeah, he loves that word and uses it a lot in the #BlueBloods AD. I like him, but I don't like the editorializing done in those descriptions.
@Falla Neither do I. British descriptions editorialize a lot, but this show seems to do it even more than usual.
@johnl1129 ah god! I thought that word meant something grose when I first heard it, no, it meant sad, but that first impression fits with the title of the thing which is...
@johnl1129 hahaha oh I love it!
@johnl1129 The US description of Blue Bloods, is definitely better, though I don't know if it begins at the start of the series.
@DHSDarcy Unfortunately, I don’t think US AD starts for several seasons. I’m sure I’ll survive. Lol
@johnl1129 They are damned if they do, damned if they don't. What pleases one person with simplicity ticks off another...