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Differences
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
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three people left to be sorted. "Thomas, Dean," a Black boy even taller than
Ron, joined Harry at the Gryffindor table. "Turpin, Lisa" became
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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,
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Dear Harry,
I know you get Friday afternoons off,
[written in a handwriting font]
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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 |
Sorcerer'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 |
© 2001 Edward Olson, used by permission
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