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Differences:
Harry
Potter and the Philosopher's/Sorcerer's Stone
Editor: Edward
Olson
This page indicates all the
differences between the British and United States versions of Harry
Potter and the Philosopher's/Sorcerer's Stone.
| pp. |
U.K.
Edition |
U.S.
Edition |
pp. |
| 8 |
car
park |
parking
lot |
3 |
| 9 |
the
baker's opposite |
the
bakery |
4 |
| 9 |
lot |
bunch |
4 |
| 10 |
shan't |
won't |
6 |
| 11 |
her…lot |
her…crowd |
7 |
| 13 |
sherbet
lemon |
lemon
drop |
10 |
| 16 |
motorbike |
motorcycle |
14 |
| 16 |
dustbin |
trashcan |
14 |
| 19 |
bobble
hats |
bonnets |
18 |
| 19 |
roundabout |
carousel |
18 |
| 19 |
cooker |
stove |
19 |
| 20 |
punch-bag |
punching
bag |
20 |
| 20 |
sellotape |
scotch
tape |
20 |
| 21 |
mummy |
mommy |
21 |
| 21 |
cine-camera |
video
camera |
22 |
| 21 |
video
recorder |
VCR |
22 |
| 22 |
cinema |
movies |
22 |
| 23 |
sellotaped |
taped |
24 |
| 23 |
fringe |
bangs |
24 |
| 23 |
jumper |
sweater |
24 |
| 23 |
bobbles |
puff
balls |
24 |
| 23 |
glove
puppet |
hand
puppet |
24 |
| 24 |
bins |
trash
cans |
25 |
| 24 |
beetroot |
beet |
25 |
| 24 |
ice
lolly |
ice
pop |
26 |
| 29 |
comprehensive |
public
school |
32 |
| 29 |
letter-box |
mail
slot |
33 |
| 29 |
post |
mail |
33 |
| 30 |
holidaying |
vacationing |
34 |
| 34 |
toilet |
bathroom |
40 |
| 35 |
video |
VCR |
41 |
| 35 |
motorway |
highway |
41 |
| 35 |
a
sharp turning |
a
sharp turn |
41 |
| 36 |
multi-storey
car park |
multilevel
parking garage |
43 |
| 37 |
packet
of crisps |
bag
of chips |
44 |
| 42 |
mum |
mom |
50 |
| 42 |
have
a place |
have
been accepted |
51 |
| 43 |
Dear
Mr Dumbledore, |
Dear
Professor Dumbledore,
[written in a handwriting
font] |
52 |
| 52 |
notes |
bills |
65 |
| 52 |
set
books |
course
books |
66 |
| 53 |
hamburger
bars |
hamburger
restaurants |
68 |
| 54 |
gummy |
toothless |
68 |
| 61 |
football |
soccer |
79 |
| 67 |
next
day |
the
next day |
89 |
| 68 |
trolley |
cart |
90 |
| 78 |
bogey-flavoured |
booger-flavored |
104 |
| 83 |
trainers |
sneakers |
110 |
| 91 |
…three
people left to be sorted. 'Turpin, Lisa' became… |
…three
people left to be sorted. "Thomas, Dean," a Black boy even taller than
Ron, joined Harry at the Gryffindor table. "Turpin, Lisa" became… |
122 |
| 93 |
jelly |
Jell-O |
125 |
| 98 |
queuing |
lining
up |
131 |
| 101 |
Dear
Harry, (it said in a very untidy scrawl) I know you get Friday afternoons
off, |
Dear
Harry, I know you get Friday afternoons off,
[written in a handwriting
font] |
135 |
| 122 |
pitch |
field |
164 |
| 124 |
football |
soccer
ball |
167 |
| 124 |
rounders |
baseball |
168 |
| 127 |
jacket
potato |
baked
potato |
172 |
| 135 |
nobbled |
clobbered |
184 |
| 140 |
crumpets |
English
muffins |
199 |
| 147 |
Happy
Christmas |
Merry
Christmas |
200 |
| 147 |
sweets |
candy |
201 |
| 150 |
a
tea of |
a
meal of |
204 |
| 152 |
disused |
unused |
207 |
| 161 |
Philospher's
Stone |
Sorceror's
Stone |
219 |
| 165 |
changing
room |
locker
room |
225 |
| 167 |
revision
timetables |
study
schedules |
228 |
| 168 |
One
Hundred |
One
Thousand |
229 |
| 175 |
teddy |
the
teddy |
240 |
| 175 |
dressing
gown |
bathrobe |
240 |
| 179 |
revision |
studying |
245 |
| 179 |
learns
spells off by heart |
learn
spells by heart |
246 |
| 181 |
Prof.
M. McGonagall |
Professor
M. McGonagall
[written in a handwriting
font] |
247 |
| 182 |
lookout |
problem |
249 |
| 193 |
on
about |
talking
about |
265 |
| 214 |
sweet-shop |
candy
shop |
296 |
| 214 |
lavatory
seat |
toilet
seat |
296 |
| 217 |
quits |
even |
300 |
| 218 |
mad |
crazy |
302 |
| 219 |
barking |
off
his rocker |
302 |
| 219 |
sweet-boxes |
candy
boxes |
303 |
| 221 |
drawn |
tied |
306 |
| 222 |
came
top of the year |
had
the best grades of the first years |
307 |
copyright 2001 Edward Olson, used
by permission |