Need Quote: Help with Sirius's Motorcyle - More

[annemehr]

No: HPFGUIDX 92834

> Carol:
> Right. Britishisms or Briticisms, but not Americanisms. My point is
> that the American editor is unlikely to be responsible for the change
> to "Give Sirius his bike back" because it's not American English, and
> if it were the British editor's change, it wouldn't be in the American
> edition, too, so it must be JKR's own change.

Annemehr:
You've said this before, and I'm confused.  "I'll be takin' Sirius his
bike back" sounds like normal American to me; for instance, I might
tell one of my daughters to "give your sister her book back."  I'd
never say "give your sister's book back."  I really don't think the
form of "give Sirius his bike back" tells us anything about which side
of the Atlantic it came from.  On the other hand, "get this bike away"
definitely sounds British to me.

I'm from Pennsylvania, by the way; I wonder if we have a regional
difference?  Also, FWIW, Carol, my paperback's the same as yours.

I don't know, but I'll bet "I'll be takin' Sirius his bike back" is
what JKR wants it to say.  The two publishing companies never seem to
refer to each other but rather use what JKR gives them.

Annemehr