Rowling actually uses the words "fizzy drink", which is a British term for soda.
I can't remember if I've ever heard anyone use the words in that context. If so, it was quite rare. Most people would just say "pop" or "juice".
Speaking as someone who suffers from OCD, it's actually depicted quite realistically. That is, the he has is not realistic, but it's the kind of thing people with OCD often experience. There's no truth in it, mind. He wouldn't be more likely to actually molest anyway. People with OCD generally do realize the fears are unrealistically, but we can't help but be worried and anxious about them anyway. This usually leads to compulsive behaviour as a way of dispelling these anxieties.
I figured it was rare. I first heard the term used in a sociology class in my freshman year of college, and the second time is this book, eighteen years later. I was all set to mock Rowling for using it, and then I remembered I'd actually heard it before.
It still looks ridiculous in prose. Even from an author who made millions by coining ridiculous terms. I don't see why anyone would call soda "juice", though, since that just confuses the issue.
I think the idea behind Colin is that he suffers from an extreme form of OCD, perhaps exaggerated for the sake of drama. You go in thinking he's just a tyrannical vice-principal with low self-esteem, then you find out what's actually going on and you realize you had him figured all wrong. Of course, if he's got it that bad, you have to wonder why anyone would let him work in social minefield like a high school
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I can't remember if I've ever heard anyone use the words in that context. If so, it was quite rare. Most people would just say "pop" or "juice".
Speaking as someone who suffers from OCD, it's actually depicted quite realistically. That is, the he has is not realistic, but it's the kind of thing people with OCD often experience. There's no truth in it, mind. He wouldn't be more likely to actually molest anyway. People with OCD generally do realize the fears are unrealistically, but we can't help but be worried and anxious about them anyway. This usually leads to compulsive behaviour as a way of dispelling these anxieties.
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It still looks ridiculous in prose. Even from an author who made millions by coining ridiculous terms. I don't see why anyone would call soda "juice", though, since that just confuses the issue.
I think the idea behind Colin is that he suffers from an extreme form of OCD, perhaps exaggerated for the sake of drama. You go in thinking he's just a tyrannical vice-principal with low self-esteem, then you find out what's actually going on and you realize you had him figured all wrong. Of course, if he's got it that bad, you have to wonder why anyone would let him work in social minefield like a high school ( ... )
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