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Q&A Should I stick with American terminology in my English set young adult book?

I am writing a book that is set in England, but because I would get the book published in America I don't know what terminology to use. My main character is in the equivalent of 7th grade but in En...

3 answers  ·  posted 5y ago by McInnis ‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T12:47:59Z (almost 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/47559
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar McInnis ‭ · 2019-12-08T12:47:59Z (almost 5 years ago)
I am writing a book that is set in England, but because I would get the book published in America I don't know what terminology to use. My main character is in the equivalent of 7th grade but in England they would call it Year 8, which might be confusing to my directed audience. Should I stick with American terminology or use English ones?

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2019-08-25T19:24:24Z (about 5 years ago)
Original score: 9