Dear fandom authors:

[asimplechord]

Nonplussed does not mean the same thing as nonchalant. Using it in a place where you're describing someone or something as cool, collected, or casual makes no sense whatsoever, since it means perplexed, confused, or puzzled.

Check a dictionary if you're using a word in a fic that you've never used in actual conversation, please?

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Comments

[asimplechord.livejournal.com]

And an allusion is not the same thing as an illusion.

[miss-bowtruckle.livejournal.com]

Unless you're subtly hinting at the five-legged elephant...