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Originally Posted by issybird
The first book was particularly poorly “translated” into American, starting with the title! Referring to Lily as Harry’s “mom” sticks in my mind.
I really, really dislike it when publishers think they have to dumb things down for us dumb Yanks. We’re not quite so stupid as all that. What ever happened to figuring out things from context or, I dunno, looking things up? Might even be good for the kids at that.  |
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Originally Posted by CRussel
Amen! When you read a book written in English, you should read it in the original English. And if that means you need to look up a term that is unfamiliar, that's just a learning opportunity.
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Keep in mind, these are kid's books. And at the time, Harry Potter wasn't yet
Now, I am surprised that since then, they haven't been replaced by the UK originals. Most especially that first book.