damn, didn't know the story of the word 'blurb' and the sexism therein
https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/word-history-blurb-publishing
― the cat needs to start paying for its own cbd (map), Monday, 4 July 2022 17:39 (one year ago) link
China Mieville on klein’s doppelganger: “as thrilling as a novel”Only the most recent eg of this v bad cliche
― cozen itt (wins), Thursday, 21 March 2024 11:19 (one month ago) link
That reminds me of (and is equally as annoying as) "transcends the genre"
Also IME "thrilling" and "hilarious" blurbs are always perfect guarantors of un-thrilling and non-hilarity.
― Chuck_Tatum, Thursday, 21 March 2024 11:26 (one month ago) link
One of the oddest I’ve seen recently:
Today in 'weird' and possibly 'badly' 'translated' blurbs. pic.twitter.com/n2uLmbjD7Y— Caustic Cover Critic (@Unwise_Trousers) March 19, 2024
― Tsar Bombadil (James Morrison), Thursday, 21 March 2024 11:41 (one month ago) link