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I'm reading the Kindle version I got from Amazon.com but finding it weird that Katie/Cat mentions her "bangs" quite a bit. Is this in the US version only? Does the UK version refer to her fringe? (I'm not asking about the meaning, just whether the UK version is different.)

Dorothy As the others said, the UK version says 'fringe', but what confused me about the UK version was some of the spelling - 'OrganiZation, realiZation', et…moreAs the others said, the UK version says 'fringe', but what confused me about the UK version was some of the spelling - 'OrganiZation, realiZation', etc, even though 'colour, favourite', etc are spelt the UK way. Why the semi-American spelling? (Especially when Katie mentions her friend in New York has 'even started writing things in American spelling' - it's ironic, but unexpected in a UK-published book?)(less)

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