Venom's 1st assignment

[underwhere]

Thank you very much for these clear words, underwhere.
I have chosen British English because that's what I had learned/learnt in school.

It still looks funny.

Of course I know that an US-American writes color instead of colour, hood instead of bonnet and ass instead of arse.
But the funny guys from the island were first!

only by a few hundred years or so.....what difference does that make?

I really hope that this won't become a problem during the editing process.

It shouldn't, but like I said, this is where you need to pay careful attention to the editor. Your editor, including Rose here, is going to be aware that you are writing from a particular geographical location, but you also need to be aware that you are reading editing suggestions from somebody with a slightly difference sense of grammar and spelling. The really important thing, though, is to be consistent with grammar and spelling. If you are writing in the Queen's English, don't accidentally switch out of that into American English, or vice versa.

By the way, I happen to like some Victorian grammatical constructs. Its a simple enough thing for me to ignore accepted alternate spellings. I think most readers will be forgiving if you are consistent in their usage, and as I said, editors will correct for their audience so generally, as an author, you need not be concerned with such spelling and grammar preferences so long as your editor is good.

That being said, Rose is your editor here, so you're just going to have to get used to those corrections here. Don't take them personally though.

[Venom]

The really important thing, though, is to be consistent with grammar and spelling. If you are writing in the Queen's English, don't accidentally switch out of that into American English, or vice versa.

Right you are, and use to double-check this affair in my work.
By the way: someone has attested me a "flowery style". Maybe it was the same who has discovered your "Victorian" tendencies...