[Britpicking] Help?
I have a favo(u)r to ask of any British English speakers who might happen to see this.
I've submitted my redandthewolf story Seeds of Suspicion to a fanfic archive site, and my (American English speaking) beta there informs me that the phrase to have gotten, in her words, "drives the Brits mad." (I think I once knew that, but then I forgot.)
Anyway, I apparently need help revising this bit to make it British-compliant. Any suggestions?
"It's just," Peter went on, fiddling with his bottle, "maybe there's a reason Remus hasn't been coming over here lately. Maybe he's gotten involved in something that-something that means he can't look us in the eye any more."
The intended meaning is something like he has become involved -- only I imagine I'd want something more colloquial than that for a butterbeer-imbibing Peter to say.
Many thanks!
I've submitted my redandthewolf story Seeds of Suspicion to a fanfic archive site, and my (American English speaking) beta there informs me that the phrase to have gotten, in her words, "drives the Brits mad." (I think I once knew that, but then I forgot.)
Anyway, I apparently need help revising this bit to make it British-compliant. Any suggestions?
"It's just," Peter went on, fiddling with his bottle, "maybe there's a reason Remus hasn't been coming over here lately. Maybe he's gotten involved in something that-something that means he can't look us in the eye any more."
The intended meaning is something like he has become involved -- only I imagine I'd want something more colloquial than that for a butterbeer-imbibing Peter to say.
Many thanks!