Britishisms

[sarah28962000]

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Just wanted to add my two cents about the American/British versions - 
I have only read the American version of all four books, but it seems 
to me that some words are "translated" sometimes and not others - for 
instance, Quidditch is played on a "field" most of the time, but I'm 
sure I remember stumbling over the word "pitch" at least once (by the 
way, I figured it out).  I have also seen both Mom and Mum.  In fact 
my six year old pointed that out to me, saying "no, you mean Mom".  
She was not too traumatized by the explanation that it was the 
English way to say Mom.

The best was when my daughter got mad at me and called me a "stupid 
git" which is definitey not something an American kid would normally 
say.  Too bad there's no curse words in the books, it would really 
increase her vocabulary.

Sarah