Absolutely interesting topic, I must say.
Especially to someone as me who is not native to either british or americal colloquial expressions - highly interesting from studying point of view

For me I gotta say words do have a great impact on my perception of a story, even if much much more when I refer to my own writing, since every tiny mistake seems huge in these.
But it's not wordsin general, rather their use. Like previously pointed out every word can be used if uttered by somewhen to whom it fits.

My problem is the third person writing since I don't like slang in these, but every expression for the genitals are slang except for those which sound just... you know overly formal (like Penis or Vagina)

I kinda like the word cock, it makes this nice sounds inside your mouth *loL* don't mind me, not a native. Just like cocksucker it has two of them
Whatever, Cunt is ok too, so is errection and hard-on.
Absolutely hate and turn of words for me are meat (yuck!), tool (my dad's a carpenter and really - tools are different!), pussy (It's something I just can't use, don't mind it too much when others do).

To the rear *lol* what is btw a nice word. I like all the words here actually. Arse, ass and bum, it just depends. It would sound utterly, utterly horrible to say "To fuck her bum" sorry but that is just...
Arse is very nice but really only british ppl can utter it, from all the others it's nothing but horribly phony.
And about ass - I just found out half a year ago that it means donkey also - so I have more the rear-association


Now to the worst turn-off I can think off: Gushing.
Really I have no idea but if there is any girl who actually does it - could you send me a mail? *lol* I just don't believe that!
And apart from that I find the idea totally appaling.

Same goes for Mary-Sues and Gary-Stues (utterly, utterly perfect people), ennervating and especially witnesses of a slight lack of commitment to writing. Really take out a bit time to make them realistic and give them character.


Names are something most important to me. Even though mostly in stories I don't care much, but in my own it's a fight *lol*. Normally I spent hours researching names. I like the uncommon ones best, maybe because I have one myself, and I like changing the spelling from the original version.
Names I used lately: Oralie, Florentyna, Gwendolynne, Iris... etc.


lol that's about it.
Laila