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That change wasn’t even because they didn’t think American kids would understand it. It was because they had a low opinion of the readership and thought nobody
by naravara 7y ago
That change wasn’t even because they didn’t think American kids would understand it. It was because they had a low opinion of the readership and thought nobody would read a book with “philosopher” in the title.
- lonelappde 7y ago... because "philosopher's stone" isn't well known in USA and "philosopher" means something different. Perhaps because USAns don't have as much interest in pseudoscience as British ;-)
- chrisseaton 7y agoThe people who used to search for the philosopher’s stone are common ancestors of both our cultures. If you aren’t aware of it it’s because you’ve stopped reading history, not because it’s some new idea of ours.