Pick a little Brit?

[apple_pathways]

Does anyone have time to Brit-pick a fic of mine? It's a Sherlock/Doctor Who/Firefly crossover fic--you don't need to know anything about the various canons, just be able to help me out with UK/British carnival terminology: for instance, should I say "carnival" or "fair?"

You don't have to worry about SPAG or anything else, I just want to make it seem vaguely plausible this story could take place in England!

Please and thanks yous. :D

Comments

[planejane.livejournal.com]

Hi, hi! A carnival is a parade, with floats and so on. Sometimes there's a fair, with rides and booths (target shooting, ring toss) and food, also, but the carnival part is the parade on the street.

A fayre is a more 'cultured' event, with baked goods, crafts and so on for sale, and there wouldn't be big rides like a big wheel. More likely pony rides for kids etc.

Let me know if you need anymore help.

[apple-pathways.livejournal.com]

Ooh, thank you! That's most helpful. Definitely will have to go through and replace 'carnival' with 'fair'.