Language in OOTP less Americanized?

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Marny <marnyhelfrich at c...> wrote:
> The language in this book (and I have the Scholastic edition that 
> was available the first night, yes I went to the bookstore at 
> midnight) seems less "Americanized" that in the others.  Just in 
> what I have re-read today I have noticed "hosepipe," Ron calling 
> Harry "mate," and a reference to Harry's "fringe" (bangs).
> 
> I wonder if they were in such a hurry to get the book out that 
> they didn't take the time to change everything?


I wonder if this is now because JK Rowling herself now has more power 
over what her publishers do - when the first books were published she 
was a complete unknown whereas now of course she is one of the best 
known writers ever. I have seen her comment in interviews that she 
resented changes made to the earlier books in order to give them 'US 
appeal'. Perhaps now she is in a position to resist this whereas when 
the earlier books were published she did not. We know that she kept 
quite a close rein on what Warner Brothers did to the films in terms 
of resisting big name US stars in favour of British actors.


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