Ah, so that's it. I hadn't realised that it was a regional thing. That makes more sense to me now.
Although it doesn't explain why it's suddenly become so prevalent in the fics I'm reading, unless a lot of writers from the south have started writing in the last few months. Not sure.
Laughed about the 'arse'/'ass' thing, because with me it's the other way. I always find it odd that Americans are so ... well, whatever it is, that they've actually changed the word so it isn't so offensive. However, as it is the US version that I write about, I do try to remember.
I actually have a gallery of words that I know that I have to check every time - things like "car park" instead of "parking lot" or "parking garage", and "bench" instead of "counter".
And yes, "arse" instead of "ass".
Before I post a fic I always run a check - and my spell check is set to US spelling as well. lol
But if there are any of those sort of instances in my fics, I'm always grateful when people point them out so I can add them to the list. :)
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Although it doesn't explain why it's suddenly become so prevalent in the fics I'm reading, unless a lot of writers from the south have started writing in the last few months. Not sure.
Laughed about the 'arse'/'ass' thing, because with me it's the other way. I always find it odd that Americans are so ... well, whatever it is, that they've actually changed the word so it isn't so offensive. However, as it is the US version that I write about, I do try to remember.
I actually have a gallery of words that I know that I have to check every time - things like "car park" instead of "parking lot" or "parking garage", and "bench" instead of "counter".
And yes, "arse" instead of "ass".
Before I post a fic I always run a check - and my spell check is set to US spelling as well. lol
But if there are any of those sort of instances in my fics, I'm always grateful when people point them out so I can add them to the list. :)
Because, I agree, it's annoying.