/lit/ - Literature

[Anonymous No.3445518]

Reading A Song of Ice and Fire, I notice Martin uses the word "niggardly" a lot. Do you think that's a political statement?

[Anonymous No.3445524]

Rather than the sign of a small vocabulary? Not really. It doesn't really seem like the place, but then again I haven't read it.

[Anonymous No.3445527]

>>3445518
I dont know but he's ugly, dude.

[Anonymous No.3445531]

>>3445524

Well, I think him not being niggardly with it, is sort of funny.

[Anonymous No.3445535]

>implying, like pretty much everything in his books, he didn't overhear it while stuffing his gob with Big Mac®'s at his local Ye Olde Renaissance Fair

[Anonymous No.3445542]

you guys do, er, like, know what niggardly means, don't you?

[Anonymous No.3445546]

>>3445542

To act as a niggard would.

[Anonymous No.3445552]

Lol learn to etymology

[Anonymous No.3445553]

>>3445546
lel. don't be stingy with your words, wise anon

[Anonymous No.3445926]

>>3445535
Yeah. this. He's kind of a good storyteller... but godamn, his language and grammar and phrasing!

[Anonymous No.3445946]

Yeah, GRRM hate black people. That's what it means.

[Anonymous No.3445965]

>"A coin no larger than a penny
>No larger than a penny
>than a penny
>a penny

[Anonymous No.3446130]

>>3445965
GOD GEORGE A PENNY IS IN THE REAL WORLD NOW I'LL NEVER BE ABLE TO IMMERSE MYSELF IN WESTEROS

[Anonymous No.3446314]

>>3445518
lrn2dictionary

[Anonymous No.3446371]

>>3445518
Reading A Song of Ice and Fire, I notice Martin has Arya make water a let. Do you think that's a sign of how he's into urinating children?

[Anonymous No.3446376]

>>3446371
> a let

Well, that ruined a perfectly good mocking.