OOTP question: Tonks & 'Wotcher'

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No: HPFGUIDX 62496

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Rach" <rachrobins at h...> wrote:
> "xpectopatronum" wrote:
> 
> > Just a quick question -
> > Tonks keeps saying 'Wotcher'. What does it mean?
> 
> Wotcher is London slang for hello. (Note Tonks always uses it as a 
> greeting). I think its more a reflection on her background (she 
has 
> obviously grown up in London) 

I just added that to the Strictly British section of the Lexicon. 
Molly Weasley says it to the manniquin in the shop window, too. I am 
delighted that so many British-isms have been left in the US 
edition. I'm working on adding as many of them as possible to the 
Lexicon this evening. 

Gotta start somewhere...

Steve Vander Ark
The Harry Potter Lexicon