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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