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Originally Posted by Mike L
Lee Child does a fantastic job of writing with an American "voice". I did notice a couple minor British-isms in Killing Floor, but it would be churlish to hold those against him.
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I've noticed as well, but as you say, they are very minor and mostly amusing. The first time he had a male character describe another male as 'amiable', I smiled. And he repeated it over several of his novels.
Having lived here in the U.S. my entire life, I can honestly say I've never heard a man describe another man as 'amiable'. They might say..."he's a likeable fellow" or "he's a friendly guy", but never (or extremely rarely) as amiable.
