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The American editions make some changes, such as: car park -> parking lot, lot -> bunch, dustbin -> trashcan, punch-bag -> punching bag, sellotape -> scotch
by knight17 7y ago
The American editions make some changes, such as:
car park -> parking lot, lot -> bunch, dustbin -> trashcan, punch-bag -> punching bag, sellotape -> scotch tape, cinema -> movies, post -> mail, trolley -> cart, queuing -> lining up.
See https://www.hp-lexicon.org/edits-changes-text-ps/ https://www.hp-lexicon.org/edits-changes-text-ps/ for more
- mac01021 7y agoWhy would they do that? Just to deny us the experience of reading genuine UK English? I feel deceived.
- taneq 7y agoIt seems patronising to Americans. They even renamed The Philosophers’ Stone to The Sorcerors’ Stone because they thought ‘philosopher’ was too complicated.
- astura 7y agoIt's called "localization" and it's done to make the book more accessible for people unfamiliar with foreign spellings and phrases.