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Originally Posted by PieOPah
Spelling also depends on where a book was published. I have 2 versions of my favourite book - one published in America, one published in the UK (having lost my original, my wife found a copy but could only get it in the US - a few yers later I found the original copy). In this, spellings differ based on the country rather than the (BRITISH) author's original language!
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You're right - quite a few books are "edited" for local markets, a practice which I personally don't like. I have an American edition of "Harry Potter" and for me it "grates" to see things like "parking lot" (instead of "car park"), "mail slot" (rather than "letter box"), "sneakers" (instead of "trainers") and so on, in which is so obviously a book with a "British" atmosphere.
As you say, though, it's all a matter of personal preference.