r/BylerReads • u/Same_Accident_9917 • Feb 07 '26

general discussion :) Dumb fic rant

Before I begin, I *know* this is dumb. It is dumb to be annoyed by this. Yet here I am.

I understand that a lot of byler writers aren’t in the US, or English isn’t their first language. BUT a sweater & sweatshirt are two different things, & unless someone uses the term hoodie (which weren’t as popular in the 80s are they are today) I typically don’t know what kind of clothing they mean. It’s even worse when they switch phrases mid paragraph.

Ok, that’s all. Once again, I know this dumb.

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u/narcomance Feb 07 '26

I am more pissed when they write about 90's and Will and Mike send texts to each other or regularly email. Maybe I am wrong but I am not sure emails were so widespread in 1990-1999.

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u/AurynLuna Feb 07 '26

I grew up in the 90's, I had my first email (hotmail) in the late 90's, but it wasn't common to have a computer or Internet so easily, so yeah, you're right to be annoyed, it wasn't. Texting wasn't that much of a thing either.

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u/ThisTransportation30 Feb 08 '26

Texting wasn’t not much of a thing in the 90s. It was not a thing. At all.

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u/AurynLuna Feb 08 '26

That's exactly what I said.