tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4165290439620695584.post4226460124236172389..comments2023-06-02T01:01:20.606-07:00Comments on Limey YA Lit Girl: Writing Brits (Limeys?) in YAAmy (Limey YA Lit Girl)http://www.blogger.com/profile/01638503035429516747noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4165290439620695584.post-60383629261852771762012-06-22T05:47:51.861-07:002012-06-22T05:47:51.861-07:00*waves white flag* I've never read Anna and th...*waves white flag* I've never read Anna and the French Kiss. I think it's probably because I've heard the descriptions of Etienne and he just sounds like contrary old me would hate him. But I might be wrong...Amy (Limey YA Lit Girl)https://www.blogger.com/profile/01638503035429516747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4165290439620695584.post-61947412213975540162012-06-22T05:45:07.045-07:002012-06-22T05:45:07.045-07:00Haha thanks! xHaha thanks! xAmy (Limey YA Lit Girl)https://www.blogger.com/profile/01638503035429516747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4165290439620695584.post-43958195178592357812012-06-18T10:18:00.410-07:002012-06-18T10:18:00.410-07:00This post is awesome! I always love hearing where...This post is awesome! I always love hearing where we Americans get it right or wrong. Great insight. I'm from the south and when I read a book in that setting I'm hypercritical about the stereotypes they insert. Thanks for sharing!<br /><br />I'm curious what you thought about "Anna and the French Kiss" brit boy.Dana Elmendorfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07130309062939542854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4165290439620695584.post-90853343793465744102012-06-18T10:09:03.054-07:002012-06-18T10:09:03.054-07:00I LOVE this post! You crack me up. It is very inte...I LOVE this post! You crack me up. It is very interesting to learn appropriate slang for other cultures. I wouldn't presume to write a "brit boy" but if I did, I know who I'd go to for advice!Lisa Gail Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03648323153868702165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4165290439620695584.post-39857228336106681382012-06-18T04:13:26.429-07:002012-06-18T04:13:26.429-07:00It might be... ;)
yeah, I agree that a brit chara...It might be... ;)<br /><br />yeah, I agree that a brit character can work really well, just not when they're randomly placed in there like in 'Angsty Girl' book xAmy (Limey YA Lit Girl)https://www.blogger.com/profile/01638503035429516747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4165290439620695584.post-41784657265693538142012-06-17T16:35:20.669-07:002012-06-17T16:35:20.669-07:00Aeroplane book has to be The Statistical Probabili...Aeroplane book has to be The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight! I remember reading that and thinking the LI was like a walking poster for the British Isles. :P<br /><br />I have a Londoner LI in my WIP, but I swear it's for plot reasons. To be honest I don't really see the appeal in making a LI British for no reason, but maybe I've gotten immune to the accent too after living in the UK for a while. ;)Kajsahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03309241756072635865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4165290439620695584.post-18078227570011934342012-06-17T00:54:21.131-07:002012-06-17T00:54:21.131-07:00That's why I would probably never write an Ame...That's why I would probably never write an American - I've been there twice, but I would probably still get it way wrong ;)Amy (Limey YA Lit Girl)https://www.blogger.com/profile/01638503035429516747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4165290439620695584.post-5286472667116695072012-06-17T00:53:26.031-07:002012-06-17T00:53:26.031-07:00Or from Devon *winks*Or from Devon *winks*Amy (Limey YA Lit Girl)https://www.blogger.com/profile/01638503035429516747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4165290439620695584.post-90303898218320263082012-06-16T10:06:44.415-07:002012-06-16T10:06:44.415-07:00Getting de-senthesized to accents is so true - I w...Getting de-senthesized to accents is so true - I went to high school in the States but am in uni in the UK and now I don't notice the accent anymore. I think you point underlines 'write what you know'= if you have never met someone British or been over there it might be a tad hard to portray them accurately!Katharina Brendelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01982524502377987393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4165290439620695584.post-5733917546887444862012-06-16T09:50:25.941-07:002012-06-16T09:50:25.941-07:00Haha, so true! The worst one was Buffy. I love th...Haha, so true! The worst one was Buffy. I love the show but I had to roll my eyes at every single British character that appeared. We all seemed to be suited up and old fashioned with very posh accents. I did think it was a little stereotypical. <br /><br />If they're going to appear in a Non-British book I'd like to see more varitey in English characters. Have them from Liverpool or County Durham. Derbyshire, Lincolnshire, etc.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4165290439620695584.post-23520036364160689632012-06-16T06:51:01.273-07:002012-06-16T06:51:01.273-07:00Oh, this so made me laugh. I wrote a short story t...Oh, this so made me laugh. I wrote a short story that's going to be in a Foreign Affairs anthology and my guy was British. I tried really hard not to over do it. (I did not use the word bloke, I swear.) ;) Wish I'd read this then, I'd have used fit!Rachel Schieffelbeinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01629400142880123520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4165290439620695584.post-90521102370516211192012-06-16T06:19:04.727-07:002012-06-16T06:19:04.727-07:00I love this post. The only time I made an LI Engli...I love this post. The only time I made an LI English was when I wrote a fantasy and EVERYBODY was English. LOL. I also studied abroad in Australia and hate when people ask me if I'm going to write about HOT Aussie boys in my novels. Me-"They are exactly like American boys!!!! No different." Besides like you say, when you live in a place (I lived in Aus for 5-6 months), the accent isn't so cool or different anymore. (Also Aussies have different location accents as well - diff in Sydney than in Melbourne than in Brisbane then in...etc... :)Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18076907708483883575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4165290439620695584.post-16972079287971543732012-06-16T06:15:42.430-07:002012-06-16T06:15:42.430-07:00haha, I don't really know - he can't sing ...haha, I don't really know - he can't sing as well as some of the others, but mainly I think it's because pretty much every UK 1D fan is obsessed with him, and he really knows it, you can tell. I'm more of a Zayn and Niall fan, myself...Amy (Limey YA Lit Girl)https://www.blogger.com/profile/01638503035429516747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4165290439620695584.post-44040037726261338132012-06-16T05:39:34.559-07:002012-06-16T05:39:34.559-07:00I applaud you on this post because I have noticed ...I applaud you on this post because I have noticed a lot of those things in YA and it hurts my eyes to read badly written English people! <br /><br />But I gotta ask, what's wrong with Harry Styles?? ;)Kyra Lennonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13853462182450429660noreply@blogger.com