As long as it's not Dean Winchester or Tony Stark using it, fine. I grew up saying it, after all. But the amount of bad American dialogue--my god, I didn't know that many non-Americans were writing fic. That's good for the diversity of the fandom, bad for the flow of the speech.
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§ ita § - Nov 20, 2013 12:30:04 pm PST #8773 of 10434
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Matt the Bruins fan - Nov 20, 2013 2:39:10 pm PST #8774 of 10434
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Yeah, it seems like most of the fic being generated in fandoms I read (SPN, Teen Wolf, Avengers Cinematic Universe) is by this huge influx of British writers, many of whom seem unable to pick up the difference between characters' speech patterns and their own despite watching the show.
I won't even get into how unlikely it is for Tony Stark to brew up a spot of tea in the afternoon...
Connie Neil - Nov 20, 2013 2:47:41 pm PST #8775 of 10434
brillig
It's the references to benches in the kitchen as opposed to counters that always makes me blink. Then again, in Tony Stark's kitchen, the odds of the counters being used as workbenches is high.
§ ita § - Nov 20, 2013 3:02:12 pm PST #8776 of 10434
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Do we know Tony has a kitchen?
(I've never heard a kitchen counter called a bench. Maybe it's regional?)
Connie Neil - Nov 20, 2013 3:39:10 pm PST #8777 of 10434
brillig
In Tony Stark's house are many kitchens. At least in fic.
Dana - Nov 20, 2013 3:39:49 pm PST #8778 of 10434
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Because where else would the Avengers have their team breakfasts?
§ ita § - Nov 20, 2013 4:06:30 pm PST #8779 of 10434
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Because where else would the Avengers have their team breakfasts?
In the breakfast nook. Where did you grow up?
Dana - Nov 20, 2013 4:09:17 pm PST #8780 of 10434
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
In a kitchen not big enough for Hawkeye to perch on top of the fridge.
WindSparrow - Nov 20, 2013 4:10:04 pm PST #8781 of 10434
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.
As long as it's not Dean Winchester or Tony Stark using it, fine.
Ok, I can't say I have ever heard Stark say "whilst" but I certainly use it in conversation.
Matt the Bruins fan - Nov 20, 2013 7:36:17 pm PST #8782 of 10434
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
It works if you're writing Chandler Bing too, but not the aforementioned characters.