Ok, this is not technically related to this fandom, but it is realted to fanfic in general.
Is there a New English being taught outside the US?
I keep finding the following examples from non-US authors in some other fandom and I am just waiting for it to start cropping up here...
Span:
The entire crew span around to see the newcomer.
I would say that they spun around...
Sat:
They were sat across from each other.
I would say that they were sitting across from...
I am finding the above usages in ever increasing amounts in some other fandoms, expecially at Twisting the Hellmouth.
Is this the new direction of Engish, or am I just picking really good authors with a quirk in their grammar?
James
