Viggen Posted July 28, 2011 Report Share Posted July 28, 2011 rather fascinating how the those two "languages" have evolved... My husband and I spent three years in Newfoundland and bought our Harry Potter books there. The Canadian editions are the same as the British text. I thought it wold be interesting to do a line-by-line comparison with the American edition and see where the differences were. This is not meant to be a comprehensive list--I have not included every instance of an alternate word's usage. There are also many minor punctuation differences which I have not included. The American edition has quite a few more commas than the British. The British text follows UK style standards and uses single quotes (where the American uses double) and does not have periods after Mr and Mrs. The American edition has a slightly larger typeface, and also has small illustrations at the beginning of each chapter, which the British edition does not. ...to the comparison http://home.comcast.net/~helenajole/Harry.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ursus Posted July 28, 2011 Report Share Posted July 28, 2011 (edited) Some wit once said: "The British and the Americans are two peoples separated by a common language." As far as Harry Potter, I must be the last person in the world who hasn't read it. Edited July 28, 2011 by Ursus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viggen Posted July 28, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 28, 2011 Some wit once said: "The British and the Americans are two peoples separated by a common language." As far as Harry Potter, I must be the last person in the world who hasn't read it. ...second last, havent either... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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