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Rowling's books were translated? From English to English?
Willow: Yes. Hi. You must be Angel's handsome, yet androgynous, son. Connor: It's Connor. Willow: And the sneer's genetic. Who knew?
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le nubian - Nov 17, 2010 7:00:25 am PST #12049 of 30000
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Laga - Nov 17, 2010 7:10:23 am PST #12050 of 30000
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
Well, for some reason those Brits thought us Yanks couldn't understand what a Philosopher's Stone is.
Jessica - Nov 17, 2010 7:12:19 am PST #12051 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
If they'd been better edited, there would have been room left in the back of each book for a UK-US English glossary! Jumpers and lifts - mysteries no more!
Laga - Nov 17, 2010 7:14:42 am PST #12052 of 30000
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
Yesterday I looked up 'chipolatas' in the dictionary.
beekaytee - Nov 17, 2010 7:27:44 am PST #12053 of 30000
Compassionately intolerant
Yesterday I looked up 'chipolatas' in the dictionary.
I had to do that when I first listened to the book!
Laga - Nov 17, 2010 7:35:28 am PST #12054 of 30000
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
Then later on I was watching Doctor Who and they were eating chipolatas! How had I never noticed that I didn't know that word before when I've read those books and watched that TV show so many times?
megan walker - Nov 17, 2010 7:37:33 am PST #12055 of 30000
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Rowling's books were translated? From English to English?
Yep. In the beginning it's all sneakers and sweaters and by the end it's trainers and jumpers. (Plenty of books are translated from British English to American English, especially cookbooks and DIY.) At the time I noticed the change, you could find long lists of all the HP edits on the Web. I'm sure you still can.
I wouldn't care either way, but I hate the inconsistency. Also, the fact that it stops at some point is a confirmation that the publishers just weren't spending time on the books anymore.
beekaytee - Nov 17, 2010 7:43:59 am PST #12056 of 30000
Compassionately intolerant
I'm surprised to hear the Brit to USian translations in Terry Pratchett's books as well. They seem so glaring, I wonder if a) American readers really can't adapt to that degree and b) Are ALL creative products that might be made popular in the States is geared that way from the outset.
I notice it on a lot of British TV as well. Do they shoot two different versions or are the scripts Amero-centric?
Laga - Nov 17, 2010 7:47:11 am PST #12057 of 30000
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
I had no problem with Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Fairy cakes, Biros... all these things are in the dictionary, or if not, gleanable from context.
§ ita § - Nov 17, 2010 7:53:09 am PST #12058 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Fairy cakes, Biros... all these things are in the dictionary
Not all of them, now that I check...