This Week's Check In

[przed.livejournal.com]

It's time for this week's writer check in.

Inspired by merentha13's suggestion of an online slang dictionary, I thought I'd include a few other Brit checking resources:

List of British word not widely used in the U.S. (Pretty much as advertised, a big long list of Brit-specific words)

U.K. vs. U.S. spelling (For when you're debating using "ise" or "ize")

Dictionary of English Slang (This one's my personal fave)

And inspired by my own incipient panic, how about a poll on how we're all doing:
[Poll #1737374]

Bodie and Doyle are very curious to hear how you're all doing...

Comments

[dawnebeth.livejournal.com]

Back from my medical procedure with NONE of the complications the surgeon predicted--in fact, I'm his star patient now. Ready to jump back into my story once I get caught up on sleep.

I have two Brit dictionaries--Understanding British English by Margaret Moore is a fantastic reference and I keep it right by my computer.
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The word I don't know--tail, as in tail that car. Heard a Brit word for tail on Life on Mars and meant to write it down, but I didn't.

[tears-of-nienna.livejournal.com]

Fellow writer says HUZZAH for no complications! Glad you're doing well!

[dawnebeth.livejournal.com]

Huzzah, huzzah--has this turned into a Renaissance AU story then? Bodie in tights playing the lyre and Doyle with a sword and codpiece? Cause, I could maybe do that...

[przed.livejournal.com]

Here's to being a star patient and having no complications. (Any operation I've ever had, I get every complication and then some. :-/ )

Good luck with catching up on the sleep and getting stuck into the writing.

[dawnebeth.livejournal.com]

I have to get rid of all the wellwishers in the house first--they're nice, but I need silence to write!