Was US POA audio modified from UK or US print?

[demetra1225]

No: HPFGUIDX 95545

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Dina Lerret" <redina at s...> 
wrote:

> It's like Americans are unable to guess what a word means based on 
the
> context.  It's not like there are numerous instances of UK regional 
speak
> for it to be that confusing.  [snip]
 
> Initially, I had no idea what 'wotcher' meant but I made a quick 
guess
> based on the context.  The minimal thought was because I didn't 
consider
> knowing what it exactly meant as pivotal to the story.  [snip]


Demetra:
While I do agree with you about being able to figure out a word's 
meaning based on the context in which it is used, this reminded me of 
Steve's post about the use of the word "punting" in OOtP.  There is a 
paragraph referring to the swamp that F&G created and the fact the 
Umbridge had been unable to remove it.  It said that Filch had taken 
to punting the students across the swamp.  Being the born and raised 
in the Midwest American that I am, I immediately thought that Filch 
was drop-kicking the students across the swamp.  Now, while it did 
seem rather odd to me, Filch drop-kicking students across the swamp 
does work in the context of that situation.  And it certainly works 
in the context of Filch's personality. :)  It wasn't until Steve 
explained in his post that I realized that punting meant taking the 
students across the swamp in a boat or raft or something like that.

And now to go off on a complete tangent, I have often wondered if the 
Chudley Cannons are the WW equivalent of the Chicago Cubs.  The names 
certainly sound similar.  Also, it seems to me that the Cannons share 
the long-standing loser reputation that the Cubs do.  And Ron seems 
like the quintissential wait-until-next year fan who loves his team 
despite the fact that he will probably have to wait 100 years to see 
them win the QWC (unlike the Cubs who are sure to win it all this 
year :))  In fact, I think this is one of Ron's most endearing traits.

Demetra, proud owner of a baseball signed by both Ron Santo and Ernie 
Banks