US/English Versions

[lucky_kari]

No: HPFGUIDX 34462

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "Lucy Austin" <lucy at l...> wrote:
> Eileen wrote:
> 
> I am one of the people that I suppose the American editor wanted to 
> change the words for, since I 
> wore a jumper as part of my school uniform in Grades 3 and 4 and it 
> would indeed be frightening to see Harry in a North American 
jumper. 
> But, it never even crossed my mind that Harry was cross-dressing. I 
> just figured it was British slang for sweater. 
> 
> Erm, just to prove that British people can also be ignorant about 
other cultures, what's a jumper in North America??
> 
> Lucy the Drifty

It's a sort of dress that little girls wear often (especially in 
uniforms), though there are adult jumpers. There's a wide variety of 
jumpers, b, the stereotypical jumper looks like this 
http://www.fleecefarm.com/cgibin/web_store/web_store.cgi?
product=KidsJumpers&cart_id=2235107_11887 My uniform didn't have any 
waist (as do many jumpers) and it was green with a white blouse, and 
green/black leotards and  and boy were we excited to switch to kilts 
in Grade 5.

Eileen