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Michael asked this question about Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1):
Why did they choose to change the title for the U.S.?
Hannah Alessandra is right, it's just a different meaning of the word, Americans aren't stupid, the Brits didn't "dumb it down" although the US version bugs …moreAlessandra is right, it's just a different meaning of the word, Americans aren't stupid, the Brits didn't "dumb it down" although the US version bugs me because it continually skips from British terminology to US terminology. Mum to mom, sometimes it says mum, other times it says mom. Little things. Also please please please read the books, movies 4, 5, and 6 do not do the books justice :) I know this is a question that's really old but I felt like answering it.(less)
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Shani Cipro The word meaning is not different in the UK and the Philosopher's Stone is a myth that has existed for centuries. Silly change. ...more
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