I'm working through notes that my friend Mustang Sally has made on The Arrival, and wow sometimes the differences between kiwi (NZ) and American slang is hilarious. So I thought I would find some of NZ's really out-there slang for you guys to chuckle at. Over the ditch (or 'across the ditch) - meaning across the Tasman sea to Aussie (our cuzzies ;p)Bach/hut - holiday homeBuggar - disappointment or an 'oops' moment (like 'buggar, really should have put the handbrake on…')Cuz - Cousin/friend/anyone NZ decides they want to claim ('eh bro, he's my cuz, right?')Dear - expensive ('bloody hell that's … [Read more...]
The return of the partial…and it’s a no
This one smarts. A lot. I’ll get over it (by the time you read this I’ll be pinging off the walls as I re-tackle my manuscript – and it will be AWESOME!), but right now I’m rolling in a pit of sorrow. Totally unattractive I know *grin* The silly thing is that after the request for the partial I had an even closer look at their published works and realized that they probably weren’t the publishers for me. I know, big smack on the hand for not doing enough research but anyway. The issues she had with my writing were as follows 1. I need to get a better handle on the passive voice 2. … [Read more...]