This page indicates all differences
between the UK and US editions of the second book, Harry Potter and
the Chamber of Secrets
| pp. |
U.K.
Edition |
U.S.
Edition |
pp. |
| 8 |
top-of-the-range |
top-of-the-line |
3 |
| 10 |
fortnight |
two
weeks |
5 |
| 12 |
ice-creams |
ice
cream |
10 |
| 13 |
joint |
loin |
10 |
| 17 |
September
the first |
September
first |
16 |
| 19 |
wardrobe |
closet |
17 |
| 22 |
tinned
soup |
canned
soup |
22 |
| 24 |
'Bit
rich coming from you.' |
"You
should talk." |
25 |
| 26 |
wound
down |
rolled
down |
27 |
| 29 |
windscreen |
windshield |
31 |
| 29 |
wellington
boots |
rubber
boots |
32 |
| 33 |
Father
Christmas |
Santa
Claus |
36 |
| 38 |
tank
top |
sweater
vest |
44 |
| 39 |
holiday |
vacation |
45 |
| 42 |
pulled
the doors to |
pulled
the doors closed |
50 |
| 45 |
an
apothecary's |
an
apothecary |
54 |
| 48 |
wonky |
lopsided |
58 |
| 52 |
group
who |
group
that |
63 |
| 53 |
cock-crow |
dawn |
65 |
| 53 |
boot |
trunk |
66 |
| 56 |
check
no one's watching |
check
that no one's watching |
70 |
| 58 |
bonnet |
hood |
73 |
| 66 |
good
on you |
good
for you |
84 |
| 70 |
timetables |
schedules |
89 |
| 76 |
can't
say fairer |
can't
do better |
98 |
| 79 |
waste
bin |
waste
basket |
102 |
| 79 |
candelabra |
iron
chandelier |
102 |
| 89 |
It's
mad |
It's
ridiculous |
116 |
| 89 |
treacle
toffee |
treacle
fudge |
116 |
| 93 |
shift
the slime |
get
the slime off |
121 |
| 94 |
peaky |
pale |
122 |
| 94 |
jump-jets |
missiles |
123 |
| 96 |
he's
got flu |
he's
got the flu |
125 |
| 101 |
go
to the loo |
have
a pee |
133 |
| 111 |
hadn't
got |
haven't
got |
146 |
| 111 |
nutter |
maniac |
146 |
| 118 |
cistern |
tank |
156 |
| 135 |
prised |
wrenched |
180 |
| 135 |
prised
open |
opened |
180 |
| 147 |
end
of term |
end
of the term |
197 |
| 160 |
Much
the most difficult bit |
By
far the hardest part |
214 |
| 160 |
cupboard |
closet |
214 |
| 161 |
treacle-thick |
glutinous |
215 |
| 167 |
gormless |
clueless |
223 |
| 173 |
news
agent's |
variety
store |
231 |
| 185 |
grass
on Hagrid |
squeel
on Hagrid |
250 |
| 187 |
rubbish |
lousy |
252 |
| 198 |
they
went, crocodile fashion |
they
marched |
267 |
| 199 |
A
second later, Harry spotted something that made him hit Ron over the hand
with his pruning shears. |
A
second later, Harry spotted something.Several large spiders were scuttling
over the ground on the other side of the glass, moving in an unnatuarally
straight line a though taking the shortest route to a prearranged meeting.
Harry hit Ron over the hand with his pruning shears. |
268 |
| 199 |
Harry
was pointing at the ground a few feet away. Several large spiders were
scurrying across the earth. |
Harry
pointed out the spiders, following their progress with his eyes screwed
up against the sun. |
269 |
| 199 |
Harry
watched the spiders running away. |
Harry's
eyes narrowed as he focused on the spiders. If they pursued their fixed
course, there could be no doubt about where they would end up. |
269 |
| 199 |
Professor
Snape escorted |
Professor
Sprout escorted |
269 |
| 208 |
hatching
Aragog out in |
hatching
Aragog in |
281 |
| 210 |
revising |
studying |
284 |
| 226 |
monkey-like |
monkeyish |
307 |
| 233 |
straight
away |
right
away |
302 |
| 240 |
got
fond |
grown
fond |
326 |