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Originally Posted by Rizla
A lot of Canadian vocabulary is closer to American than British. Saying that, I for one would always much rather read a text in the original than in some edited form. Get the original. You can always google words if you're not sure. The differences are not so great that it will be difficult, and the genuine vocabulary adds to the flavor of the text.
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Yes, for me it really "grates on the eye" seeing American phrases like "parking lot" and "mail slot", rather than "car park" and "letter box", in the context of a story set in the UK.