Teeth, braces, and the English Language or variations thereof.

[Geoff]

No: HPFGUIDX 190363

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, Bart Lidofsky <bart at ...> wrote:

Bart:
>      Has anybody pointed out that in the U.S. edition, the term "braces" 
> is used?

Geoff:
Possibly not, but I pointed out in message 190323 that it is used in both 
singular and plural forms in UK English depending on how extensive the 
dental work is.

Nikkalmati:
I am not from the UK either, but I see in this phrase a typical British phrase
"to carry on" and I wonder if Hermione could be saying her parent wanted her to
"carry on" by getting braces, i.e. a future event.

Geoff:
To me, as a UK English speaker, the context can only be that of Hermione 
already having a brace or braces - 'to carry on' implying the continuation 
of a situation that already exists.