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Hey, all! I am writing a story in which one of the main characters is from Glasgow and has been living in London for the past 12 years. She's in her late 20s, and I'm looking for some slang or phrases that I can throw in every now and again. One I'm looking for specifically is a word or phrase that means that she's playfully teasing someone, but I ( Read more... )

So, I'm writing this fic that centers around a British character on an American show, and I am not quite sure how to search for the specific information that I need. The story involved a very abusive relationship with an extreme power imbalance. The purpose of the language I'm looking for is for the abuser to make the victim feel worthless and ( Read more... )

For all of us here in the States who write in British-based fandoms, and for all of us in the UK who write in American-based fandoms ( Read more... )

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Howdy folks!

I’ve written a short science fiction story, set in contemporary London.  I’m in the process of submitting it to magazines and websites that publish short sci-fi, but there’s something that’s puzzling me.  A fair few of the publications ask that the content of the piece be suitable for a PG-13 audience, in particular in regards to the ( Read more... )

I'm writing a story that takes place in France in the late 30s/early 40s. One character is the sorta stereotypically "nerdy" kid. I know that the word "nerd" didn't become a slang term until the 50s, so I need the equivalent of it. The character himself is English, so I'm not looking for American slang ( Read more... )

I am working on a story set in WWII Britain, specifically involving the RAF. There is one character who flips off another. I have already done research into the proper offense gesture, but I have been unable to find whether the verb "to flip off" was in use at this time ( Read more... )

Hi all,

I'd like one of my character's mother's to call him by a pet name, and think "cherub" sounds like the sort of word she'd use. However, I'd like to check if it has any sexual connotations as I haven't really heard it used before - I've googled it and found an article on The Mirror website about a teacher flriting with her teenage pupils by ( Read more... )

This really is a Little Detail, but it's bugging me and I would love to know the answer.

Setting of story: 1880s Victorian London

So I'm writing a fanfic for a Victorian novel and I have one character saying the line: "I should be amazed if he has not dismissed my friendship by the morrow".The problem is I'm not sure if "to-morrow" would be more ( Read more... )