Americanization of Text was: Audio Versions of the Books

[Rebecca Dreiling]

No: HPFGUIDX 131247

Dina Lerret wrote:
>For example, I can appreciate Shakespeare in its original 
>format but I also can enjoy the 'modernization' of it as
>well.

And yet as an actor, one is taught to always prepare from a 
First Folio edition to get the true scansion and meaning of 
the text.

You know it's funny the Canadian version is the same as the 
British version. Having lived in the UK,Canada and the states..
it's hard to believe that if Canadians can understand a British 
text, Americans can't...and yet the publishers never questioned whether Canadians would understand.  I can tell you I've never 
heard a Canadian call desert "pudding" and I've heard no 
protest..

I would hate to read an American version of Great Expectations.  
I read books to learn about other cultures to be immersed in 
that world.

When I was young and I first read the Brontes it was exciting to 
learn what a "moor" was..what "heather" is.

Of course I heard that they put subtitles in the American version 
of Trainspotting.  They didn't do that in Canada either.

I'm just saying I enjoy the differences.  I'm not a purist.  I 
just think that there is something to be said for learning some 
new vocab.  Who knows, you might just enjoy the lit world that is created in the book more.

I agree that if there is to be an American version, footnotes 
could be used.

Besides jokes/humour are funny because of the way they are phrased 
at times..and I when people mess with a good joke by explaining 
so I can get it..in case I don't know Brit slang...well, that's 
just not funny.


"srbecca"