In message Penny writes:
> MUM, NOT MOM -- Stephanie, I was looking at my American edition of SS
> when I said the US editions used Mom rather than Mum.  You're right that
> they must have changed it to Mum by the time they got to CoS & later
> books.  I'm seeing less & less Americanization with each passing book.
> I'm still not sure if I believe this because they just had less time to
> Americanize with GoF or if they actually are heeding the words of the
> fans, who would prefer that the Britishisms not be tampered with.

Did my small comment promote this much comment!?
I think that they only need to Americanise when understanding would be lost if they did not. In my view I can see no reason why Americans should not understand the word mum and so see no reason as to why it ever had to be changed.


And here follows a 'joke' - based on one I heard ages ago (it is sort of HP and Christmas related - I hope at least someone gts it (it took me ages to get it - so dont worry if you don't))

On the way down to Christmas Dinner Ron was going on about all his chess victories, which was annoying Harry and Hermione.

They have just reached the main entrance when Hermione says "I do like chess nuts boasting in the open foyer!"


Simon (slipping pack into lurker mode - only way to avoid stupid comments after that bad joke!)