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Feb. 11th, 2010 08:21 amApparently Coriander and Cilantro are the same thing.
Who knew? *shrugs* I didn't and somehow, feel like I should have.
What brought this on? A fic I was reading mentioned carrot and coriander soup, which I found interesting. I was already feeling like it wasn't written by an American since the use of the word "ring" in the place of "call" and the word "ill" instead of "sick" (not to mention "bloody hell") sent warning flags up in my mind and the soup choice perplexed me. I've never even heard of this soup before, ever. And I think I'm more or less knowledgeable about American soups. More or less.
Anyway, I googled it. And what do I see? The first entry is the recipe from the BBC. Next, another recipe from someone who lived in the UK and other hits that suggest that yes, my fic was written by a British person. Which sorta kinda but not really validates the reason why I started reading the fic with a British accent in my mind. Yeah, I'm weird.
But I think this is one of those rare occasions where I've had a British person trying to write American. I hear it bugs British people when American writers try to write British and how it ruins the whole vibe and feel of the story to the point where they just leave. Wow. Seriously. I didn't get it back then (and I'm a nit-picker!) and I can't say I really get it now... I guess this is just one of those things where I feel like leeway should be given. Like it or not, American English is not British English and it's inconceivable that one can write the other well all the time.
There are so many things that can break a story -- bad characterization, bad spelling or punctuation, bad plot, bad sentence structure, or just plain bad writing. If everything else is okay and the one thing that isn't is the occasional odd word, then it's not enough to ruin the story for me. It's hard enough trying to find a good story, you know? *shrugs* I'll take what I can get.
Well, that's not where I wanted to go with this post... All this from cilantro. And actually, I detest cilantro. Or coriander. Or whatever you want to call it. That's actually kinda funny...
Who knew? *shrugs* I didn't and somehow, feel like I should have.
What brought this on? A fic I was reading mentioned carrot and coriander soup, which I found interesting. I was already feeling like it wasn't written by an American since the use of the word "ring" in the place of "call" and the word "ill" instead of "sick" (not to mention "bloody hell") sent warning flags up in my mind and the soup choice perplexed me. I've never even heard of this soup before, ever. And I think I'm more or less knowledgeable about American soups. More or less.
Anyway, I googled it. And what do I see? The first entry is the recipe from the BBC. Next, another recipe from someone who lived in the UK and other hits that suggest that yes, my fic was written by a British person. Which sorta kinda but not really validates the reason why I started reading the fic with a British accent in my mind. Yeah, I'm weird.
But I think this is one of those rare occasions where I've had a British person trying to write American. I hear it bugs British people when American writers try to write British and how it ruins the whole vibe and feel of the story to the point where they just leave. Wow. Seriously. I didn't get it back then (and I'm a nit-picker!) and I can't say I really get it now... I guess this is just one of those things where I feel like leeway should be given. Like it or not, American English is not British English and it's inconceivable that one can write the other well all the time.
There are so many things that can break a story -- bad characterization, bad spelling or punctuation, bad plot, bad sentence structure, or just plain bad writing. If everything else is okay and the one thing that isn't is the occasional odd word, then it's not enough to ruin the story for me. It's hard enough trying to find a good story, you know? *shrugs* I'll take what I can get.
Well, that's not where I wanted to go with this post... All this from cilantro. And actually, I detest cilantro. Or coriander. Or whatever you want to call it. That's actually kinda funny...