Americanisms

I am at present reading a novel written by an English author set in England but the police are referred to as 'cops'.

I wonder whether this is to appeal to the US book market.

That sounds pretty poor on the authors part. If you are going to set a story in England, the language should represent that. What novel is it?

Expecto_Patronum said:

What novel is it?

It's one of Tim Weaver's but I am finding the same in other UK novels.

Expecto_Patronum said:

I can't think of anything other than your suggestion about appealing to American readers but than you put off all the English ones.

I have posted this above too but here is an explanation of why:

www.google.com/search

So it's not even that it is poor research on an American authors part. It is an English writer. How bizarre. I can't think of anything other than your suggestion about appealing to American readers but than you put off all the English ones.

So it's not even that it is poor research on an American authors part. It is an English writer. How bizarre. I can't think of anything other than your suggestion about appealing to American readers but than you put off all the English ones.

Expecto_Patronum said:

I can't think of anything other than your suggestion about appealing to American readers but than you put off all the English ones.

I have posted this above too but here is an explanation of why:

www.google.com/search