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Date: 2001-03-02 07:53:18

Comment:

I'm afraid that I must disagree with you.  The REAL name of the book (as named by the author, and found throughout the literate English speaking world is Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone.

You will only find the book titled as ...the Sorcerer's Stone in the United States.  I hate to tell you this, but if you have been reading the American published version of the series you have been 'jipped' as you are reading a version where upon the text has been watered down immensely.

Unfortunately, this series is not the only example where American publishers feel it neccessary to bastardize text to Americanise the vocabulary and even entire sentence structure in an effort to make the book more readable to what some consider a less literate population.

Now, before you go thinking that I am insulting you, please realize that it is not me, rather the publishers whom have taken the position.

I myself find it totally reprehensible that a corporation has taken it upon itself to deem that an entire population is incapable of reading, much less grasping, proper english.  Doesn't say much for them that they think that their own Americans cannot extrapolate for themselves the meaning of the text which they read.  I agree, it's quite the insult!

So, do yourself a favour and go out and get the original version!