HBP US / UK Differences

[Joe Bento]

Tim:

> > I think they are missing one, though I do not have the American 
> edition
> > to hand to check this. In the British edition we get:
> > 
> > "Fifty points from Gryffindor for lateness, I think," said Snape.
> > 
> > While in the American (from memory) it says:
> > 
> > "Fifty points from Gryffindor for tardiness, I think," said 
Snape.

> Juli: 

>what's exactly the difference between those 2 lines?

Me again:  

Nothing, actually.  Tardiness and lateness are synonyms as far as 
I'm concerned.  It would seem to be an odd edit, as I've heard both 
words used in the US.

Joe