[HPforGrownups] Re: UK vs. US

[k12listmomma]

No: HPFGUIDX 170527

It just astounds me that in the age of the Internet and Google that we would
assume we would be ignorant of anything- geesh. Even British words- they are
so easily looked up these days- frankly, I have been put off that even a
word was changed between versions. It's an insult to all of us. Hell, we've
had a fun time even looking up all the names and finding their references,
and looking up mythology- a couple of words wouldn't have make a difference
in the end.

I have another theory on this though- two publishers- how do you split the
market? Territory yes, but larger than that- if you allow each to have their
own cover, and change some of the wording, even the title of the first book,
and BINGO! you have two different books with cross-over markets. Some
Americans will buy the British books to see what's different, and vise
versa. They both benefit directly from the differences.  I don't think it
had anything to do at all about anyone "understanding" what certain words
meant, but it's a convenient excuse to keep the markets separate, is it not?

Shelley