OOP: Molly's response
opal1159
opal at cogdreams.com
Wed Jun 25 02:00:39 UTC 2003
No: HPFGUIDX 63398
--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "fionap19" <fionap19 at y...>
wrote:
> By the way, some earlier postings queried the use of the slang term
> WOTCHER, as someone who grew up in east London I can confirm that
it
> commonly means over here "What are you doing?" (prounded WOT YA
DOO
> IN'?) in other words how is life treating you.
>
> One other point.... the US fans keep mentioning about illustations
in
> the book (chapter headings?) but the UK edition has no
illustrations
> other than the front and back cover and the back cover shows the
> fountain of magical brethren. Could some nice kind person scan the
> illustrations and post them for us?
>
>
> "Fiona"
I read at http://www.hp-lexicon.org/ that "wotcher" was short
for "what cheer" but I'm a clueless American, so whatever works, lol.
Opal
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