POA book differences

[Catlady (Rita Prince Winston)]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, eloiseherisson at a... wrote:

> 105 (81)  'crooked' for 'wonky':
> So what *do* you call a three legged donkey in the US?*

Yard, because it only has three feet.

I've known several cats and dogs, and one turtle, with that name for
that reason.

I speculate that 'wobbly' would convey the meaning of 'wonky'  better
than 'crooked' does.

> 143 (108)  'Gryffindor hasn't' for 'Gryffindor haven't':
> In the UK, it is common (and acceptable) usage to follow a 
> collective noun by a verb in its plural form. JKR is here (and
> later with Slytherin) using the name of the house as a collective 
> noun representative of its many members. Is  the US change
> pedantic, or does it reflect normal usage?

That British usage drives Americans quite mad! No matter how 'bad' our
out-of-school grammar may be, we cannot stand a plural verb with a
singular noun no matter how collective. It is so grating to the ear!