British synonym suggestion please.
I'm posting from work. It's been a quiet night, just routine stuff. It's beginning to get light now (not that it stays dark for very long at this time of the year this far north anyway), so I feel as though I'm reaching the end now! I'm now 2/3 of the way through my first night shift, and am now looking forward to my bed!
One of my fanfic betas has come up with Brit-picking question (she's American) that I'm stuck over. She wants a British alternative to the word 'busted' in the following context:
Ginny saw Madam Pomfrey coming towards them out of the corner of her eye, but ignored the warning signal in her head, and leant in to kiss Harry.
"Miss Weasley! Stop that at once, or else I'll have to ask you to leave!" the Healer barked at them.
Harry and Ginny grinned at each other and said in unison, "Busted!"
All I can come up with is 'nabbed' which doesn't really work in this instance. Any ideas?
That's all I have to say! Good morning!
One of my fanfic betas has come up with Brit-picking question (she's American) that I'm stuck over. She wants a British alternative to the word 'busted' in the following context:
Ginny saw Madam Pomfrey coming towards them out of the corner of her eye, but ignored the warning signal in her head, and leant in to kiss Harry.
"Miss Weasley! Stop that at once, or else I'll have to ask you to leave!" the Healer barked at them.
Harry and Ginny grinned at each other and said in unison, "Busted!"
All I can come up with is 'nabbed' which doesn't really work in this instance. Any ideas?
That's all I have to say! Good morning!