[HPFGU-OTChatter] quotes and questions

[Queer as John]

chanteuse thalia chaunacy said:

> [KETCHUP?? is this a US publishing misinterpretation, or is ketchup
> considered a FOOD in the UK? here it's a condiment, and would NOT be
> mentioned on such a list.  yes, it's mentioned right after gravy, but
> gravy's in the grey area between the two categories, therefore acceptable
> on said list.]

Actually, the text doesn't necessarily call it a food: see the ** below.

(SSp123)Harry's mouth fell open.  The dishes in front of him were now piled
with food.  He had never seen so many **things he liked to eat** on one
table: roast beef, roast chicken, pork chops and lamb chops, sausages, bacon
and steak, boiled potatoes, roast potatoes, ^^fries^^, Yorkshire pudding,
peas, carrots, gravy, ketchup, and, for some strange reason, peppermint
humbugs.

^^ "fries" will of course be a translation of "chips". See the Queens' Guide
To British English: A Highly Selective and Biased Guide to Using English in
the Harry Potter Universe.

http://www.livejournal.com/talkread.bml?journal=queerasjohn&itemid=161746

Cheers,

--J
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