[Britpicking] Help?

May 09, 2007 12:55

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 ( Read more... )

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godricgal May 9 2007, 17:57:24 UTC
I would just say 'he's got'.

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mrstater May 9 2007, 17:59:32 UTC
You really need to use this icon more often. You've neglected it lately.

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godricgal May 9 2007, 18:13:43 UTC
I keep forgetting about this one, too...

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mrstater May 9 2007, 18:15:25 UTC
How could you?

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bratanimus May 9 2007, 20:04:34 UTC
Just popping in to say hi, and that work has been stomping me flat of late. I will email you back posthaste. ;)

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shimotsuki May 9 2007, 21:54:40 UTC
Hi back! Sorry to hear about the stomping-flat part, but e-mail is supposed to be for fun, not another cause of stress, so don't you dare worry about writing back. Whenever!

*goes back to mountains and heaps of papers to grade*

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bratanimus May 10 2007, 01:38:19 UTC
Hee hee, I figured you'd understand, but still ... Thanks for understanding! :D

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