[Re: [Sca-cooks] OT: Harry Potter]

[Heleen Greenwald]

AGREED!!
(whole heartedly)
Do we really need to  dumb things up for our kids?
And what does that say about what we think about our kids???
Phillipa
----- Original Message -----
> Personally it irritates me. It's good British literature and should be
presented as such. How different would Sherlock Holmes (my all-time
favorite!)or Monty Python be if they were purged of their "Brit-ism's'?

> I've seen Americanized editions of Sir Conan Doyle's works and they were,
> well, crap. Much of the period flavor and authors voice is lost, and that
is a
> tragedy for someone who first reads their work and thinks that is all
there
> is. How about if John Steinbeck's works were made British? Gives ya the
> willies doesn't it?
>
> I ordered both versions of OoP and eagerly anticipate their arrival.
>
> Lady Catherine
>