OT: British English help!

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No: HPFGUIDX 12017

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "Neil Ward" <neilward at d...> wrote:
> Parker said:
> 
> "I've come across a term I don't quite understand in the UK 
edition, so
> maybe some nice person from 'across the pond' can help this 
American out.
> In PS, Jo keeps talking about revisions in the terms of schoolwork. 
What is
> this?"
> 
> Rita is correct: Revision means to re-examine or read over work 
that you
> have already done, usually in preparation for an exam or test.
> 
> "Also, how long is summer vacation in a typical boarding school?  
I  get the
> impression for Hogwarts it's two months.  Is this normal?"
> 
> I believe the school holidays are the same in boarding schools as 
they are
> in all British schools - about 10 weeks.
> 
> Neil
> 
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> 
> Thanks, Neil--appreciate it.  Just for that, would you like to be 
in my fic?

Peace & Plenty,

Parker