British Language (was: Release date?)

[Caius Marcius]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, Sandra Bejster <sbejster at ...> 
wrote:
>
> Wolfie wrote:
> > Ok, so the British [and us Aussies] speak normal.
> > Biscuit for Cookie, Jumper for Sweater, Boot for
> > Trunk [car] ~~
> > 
> > I have noticed that I can understand the american
> > versions, because we
> > get heaps of american television, yet americans seem
> > to be lacking in bi-lingual skills...
> 
The Harry Potter Lexicon has a section devoted to an explanation of 
the British expressions that differ from the American:

http://www.hp-lexicon.org/help/strictly_british1.html

The entire matter of English vs. American has never been stated more 
amusingly than by HL Mencken's The American Language:

http://www.bartleby.com/185/18.html

    - CMC