News: Vacation & Story Update Plans

Bonjour everyone! 

I am once again sorry for the lack of story updates, and for this mini hiatus I seemed to have found myself in again, I've just been going through some stuff. My mental health hasn't exactly been the best, and I've been preparing for my trip to Mexico, where I'll be attending my cousin's (who's practically my sister) wedding. I think chilling on a beach and in a five star hotel is exactly what my body and mind needs right now. Especially since we have now officially buried my grandmother's ashes. It's been a bit of a headache to sort this trip out, but I'm pretty much ready to go now. I'm definitely ready to enjoy cuddles with my gorgeous little niece who's going to be the cutest flower girl in the world. 

Speaking of family, I've also been busy doing lots of research. Since my family is... well... messy... I don't really know too much about it apart from the odd bits and pieces such as my dad's side being Hungarian and Irish. I know next to nothing about the actual Hungarian side of my family and nothing about my mother's side of the family since my grandfather was adopted after his parents died when he was young. I also promised my great-uncle (my grandfather's brother) that I'll try and locate as much of his biological family as possible, which is proving to be difficult since a lot of records were lost in a fire. But I have managed to find quite a few leads, helped by the fact that that side of the family are apparently quite famous and influential throughout history (as if I needed another blow to my self-esteem lol). Quite a few members of my family received a knighthood during the 1800s, which blew my mind. Not to mention, I also found out that I'm part Native American, which is something I never suspected in a million years. Apparently one of my great-grandfathers X12 went off and had an adventure in Virginia during the 1500s, and ended up marrying a woman from the Cheroenhaka tribe. Their kids then moved back to the UK. I definitely needed to do a double-take on that one because... damn. My ancestors really got around. I guess my history degree hasn't been completely useless after all. 

Anyway, as a result of this, I've been pretty busy. Mexico will give me the much needed break that I need. Once I return during the first week of August (and after I've recovered from jet-lag) I'll be back to writing. My goal is to update one story every week, so that way I can finally get on with writing my new fic ideas that have been waiting in the wings for goodness knows how long at this point. My update day will probably be Friday; a cheesy 'Fanfic Friday' so to speak. However, I will keep posting bits and bobs onto my blog in the mean time, so don't forget to keep an eye out for those. 

Thank you for your patience! See you all again soon!   

Writing Tips | British English: Slang Terms

Wanting to write a British character or about a British setting? Or maybe you have a British friend that you need a translator for? Well, I'm here to help! I've provided a few British slang terms, along with their definitions, and some examples of how they would be used in a sentence. Of course this list is only of things that I can think of for the time being, so I might make another one in the future if I can think of anymore. And of course, feel free to leave a comment if you have any questions or suggestions! Disclaimer: This will contain strong language and alcohol references (this is Britain after all!)

Cuppa: Cup of tea

E.g. "Do you want a cuppa?"

Brew: Cup of tea

E.g. "Do you want a brew?"

Wank: To masturbate

E.g. "He was caught having a wank."; "He was wanking."

Wanker: A horrible person

E.g. "He's an absolute wanker!"

Tosser: A horrible person

E.g. "He's such a tosser."

Twat: A horrible person

E.g. "He's a twat."

Fuzz: Police

E.g. "Somebody call the fuzz."

Nosh: Food

E.g. "This is my favourite nosh."

Scran: Food

E.g. "I really want some scran."

Keks: Trousers 

E.g. "I'm wearing my favourite keks."

Prick: A horrible person

E.g. "Watch out, you prick!"

Slag: A promiscuous woman

E.g. "She's such a slag."

Snog: To kiss

E.g. "Have a quick snog"; "They were caught snogging"; "We only snogged."

Shag: To have sex

E.g. "Let's shag"; "I'm really good at shagging"; "We shagged last night."

Alright: 1. Hello

E.g. "Alright?

2. How are you?

E.g. "You alright?"

Footy: Football

E.g. "I'm going to watch the footy."

Quid: Pound Sterling (British currency); £

E.g. "This costs five quid."

Fiver: £5

E.g. "It only cost a fiver."

Tenner - £10

E.g. "It only cost a tenner."

Loo: Toilet

E.g. "I need the loo."

Bog: Toilet

E.g. "You've been on the bog for hours."

Bog Roll: Toilet paper

E.g. "We've run out of bog roll."

Chav: An unintelligent, violent, crude person, often of a low social class

E.g. "They're such a chav."

Tory: 1. Conservative (political party)

E.g. "The tories came knocking on my door last night."

2. Conservative party supporter

E.g. "I voted tory."

3. A rich, out of touch person

E.g. "They're such a tory."

Bonce: Head

E.g. "Apply the shampoo to your bonce."

Nonce: Paedophile

E.g. "That guy is a nonce."

Ey Up: 1. Hello

E.g. "Ey up, everyone!"

2. How are you?

E.g. "Ey up?"

3. Wow; expression of surprise

E.g. "Ey up!"

4. Watch out; excuse me

E.g. "Ey up, guys."

Lug Oil: Ear

E.g. "They grabbed my lug oil!"

Radged: Silly; crazy; funny

E.g. "You're so radged."

Beltin': Amazing

E.g. "The party was beltin'!"

Lad: 1. Boy

E.g. "He's just a young lad."

2. Cool or good person to be around

E.g. "He's a lad."

Cheeky Nandos: Visiting 'Nandos'; a popular chicken restaurant

E.g. "We'll grab a cheeky Nandos on the way there."

Bloke: Man

E.g. "This bloke came out of nowhere."

Bird: Woman

E.g. "It was just some random bird."

'Spoons: 'Weatherspoons'; a popular pub-restaurant chain

E.g. "Shall we meet up at 'Spoons later?"

Lass: Woman

E.g. "It was a young lass."

Cock: 1. A horrible person

E.g. "You cock!

2. A term of endearment

E.g. "How're you doing, cock?"

Mate: Friend

E.g. "My mate works there."

Plods: Police

E.g. "The plods are over there."

Shit-Faced: Drunk

E.g. "We got absolutely shit-faced last night."

Piss/Pissed: 1. Angry; annoyed

E.g. "They really pissed me off."

2. Drunk

E.g. "We got so pissed last night."

3. Urinate

E.g. "I need a piss"; "He's pissing in the corner"; "I pissed myself."

4. Go away

E.g. "Piss off!"

Bender: Going out to drink alcohol

E.g. "They went out on a bender last night."

Lash: Going out to drink alcohol

E.g. "We were out on the lash last night."

Pub Crawl: Visiting many different pubs in one night

E.g. "We might go on a pub crawl tonight."

Fag: Cigarette

E.g. "They were caught smoking a fag."

Daft: Silly; funny; stupid

E.g. "Don't be so daft."

Telly: Television

E.g. "We watched telly in the morning."

Fresher: First year student at university

E.g. "He's a fresher at university."

Fancy: To desire something, either object or person

E.g. "I fancy a cheeseburger" or "They fancy each other."

A Laugh: To have fun; to joke around

E.g. "We were having a laugh."

Cock Up: To ruin something; make a mistake

E.g. "This is a cock up" ; "We cocked it up"; "I need to stop them cocking it up."

Quids In: To make a lot of money

E.g. "We'll be quids in when I get this job!"

Wee: Small

E.g. "They're just a wee baby."