On Wed, 2002-11-06 at 13:42, Andrew Smith wrote: > Hmm, the Harry Potter bit has nothing to do with the reason why the > US misspells English words. > This is to do with STUPID religious ideas: Philosopher vs Sorcerer
If that were the case, the American version would have had "Philosopher", not "Sorcerer", considering that American religious conservatives have much more of a hangup regarding the occult. I'm pretty sure it had more to do with the fact that the American publishers didn't think American kids would have any kind of clue what the "Philosopher's Stone" is, and, omigosh, how much more boring can you get than philosophy? > -- > -Cheers > -Andrew > > MS ... if only he hadn't been hang gliding! -- Michael Knepher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
