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[doyle]

Checking out a post on hp_essays about Britpicking - because some of the Harry Potter fic I was reading last night was fantastic but had an Americanism every couple of paragraphs1, and dumpsters and diapers2 and candy stores in a British setting just bring me to a screeching halt - and am I understanding the comments right? The books were translated into American English? :boggles: I knew the title of Philosopher's Stone was changed but assumed the text had been left alone. That just seems odd.

1: Yep, aware of the irony in this since I'm plenty guilty of sticking Briticisms into Buffy fic.

2. Uh, the nappies/diapers were on a baby, they weren't the kind for grown-ups.

Comments

[doyle_sb4.livejournal.com]

Really? I'm wondering now if that's ever done with American novels in the UK - I'd assume not since we're so steeped in American TV and so on.

[flyingtapes.livejournal.com]

Hey, you know I'm coming to Wales, right? I should be poking around other parts of the UK, too, if you want to hook up.

[doyle_sb4.livejournal.com]

Whoo, cool! Although I'm a big dork with an impenetrable accent who will no doubt just blush a lot *g* Any chance you'll be making it the Northern Ireland direction?