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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.  |
I'm reasonably well-read, but it wasn't until years after I read the series that I learned what a jumper really was. I assumed that wearing dresses was just another weird wizarding thing that they did, sort of like robes.