Gaming just seems really exhausting, lol. I'm too lazy for such things. I'll be honest, I'm still utterly confused by yuletide. It does seem odd that you can't see requests, though. Did they give a reason why?
British slang is all regional, so depending on where Ted Lasso is based, it might not be too out there for you. The best thing to do is read a bunch of fics and build up from that point. At least that's what I try to do when writing a new voice. I recently had to write cowboy dialogue/a 6th century knight narrative voice. It was cringey at first, but then I got used to it, lol.
I think it's easier for me to write American characters because we're exposed to them fairly often here. So, I know the differences from watching and reading US media and books, literature, etc. Sometimes I switch between the spellings, like colour/colour, but for the most part I can remember the major differences. I remember a beta asking me what CCTV was once and getting really irate, but I just find it interesting to see the differences. Fandom definitely has an Americanisation slant to it at times. I remember an old comm called 'drop the U' all about whipping Briticisms out of fic, lol. I should write more British characters. I think the only one I've written is Eames from Inception. I want to write about fish and chips, dammit! 😂
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Date: 2021-10-24 06:32 am (UTC)British slang is all regional, so depending on where Ted Lasso is based, it might not be too out there for you. The best thing to do is read a bunch of fics and build up from that point. At least that's what I try to do when writing a new voice. I recently had to write cowboy dialogue/a 6th century knight narrative voice. It was cringey at first, but then I got used to it, lol.
I think it's easier for me to write American characters because we're exposed to them fairly often here. So, I know the differences from watching and reading US media and books, literature, etc. Sometimes I switch between the spellings, like colour/colour, but for the most part I can remember the major differences. I remember a beta asking me what CCTV was once and getting really irate, but I just find it interesting to see the differences. Fandom definitely has an Americanisation slant to it at times. I remember an old comm called 'drop the U' all about whipping Briticisms out of fic, lol. I should write more British characters. I think the only one I've written is Eames from Inception. I want to write about fish and chips, dammit! 😂