Some of my favourite transatlantic fanfic misfires...
American writer in British fandom having heard that Brits don't say 'period' talks about a girl getting her first 'full stop'.
British reader somehow gets the impression that 'bangs' is the American term for bollocks rather than a fringe. Comes across a fic where somebody brushes a guy's bangs out of his eyes. Frightening mental imagery ensues.
An American writer in Harry Potter fandom goes to great lengths to research the Scottish countryside and includes a scene where Hermione is bitten by midges. Unfortunately, they'd not quite got to grips with the new vocabulary. The fic had Hermione being attacked by minges, which don't fly and only rarely bite...
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Date: 2008-02-15 01:03 pm (UTC)American writer in British fandom having heard that Brits don't say 'period' talks about a girl getting her first 'full stop'.
British reader somehow gets the impression that 'bangs' is the American term for bollocks rather than a fringe. Comes across a fic where somebody brushes a guy's bangs out of his eyes. Frightening mental imagery ensues.
An American writer in Harry Potter fandom goes to great lengths to research the Scottish countryside and includes a scene where Hermione is bitten by midges. Unfortunately, they'd not quite got to grips with the new vocabulary. The fic had Hermione being attacked by minges, which don't fly and only rarely bite...