[HPforGrownups] Philosopher^Sorcerer ??..hmm
A. Green
aprilgc at hotmail.com
Tue Mar 20 16:15:44 UTC 2001
No: HPFGUIDX 14739
>
>Why do you think SCHOLASTIC changed the original tile of "Harry
>Potter & the Philosopher's Stone" to "Harry Potter & the Sorcerer's
>Stone"? It definitely wasn't J.K. who did so. Did they think that it
>was more interesting or that us Americans weren't as smart as the
>British and didn't know what a Philosopher was!!
>
>Mike
>
hehe A philosopher's someone who wears sandals and thinks alot, right? You
know, like that Sock Rateaze guy.
Sorry, but I have to agree with the change on this one. Sorcerer = Merlin,
Philosopher = ...Boring? I mean, of course, considering the intended
American target market - not the literate and learned people of this list.
:)
lady leprekaun
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