写一篇英文论文 比较哈利波特与魔法石中英式英语与美式英语的区别

Difference between American and British Versions of Harry Potter Series Throughout the Harry Potter books,there are some variations between the Bloomsbury (British) and Scholastic (American) editions。Below the first section on "Philosopher's vs。Sorcerer's" is a section on other different terminologies used。Philosopher's vs。Sorcerer's When Scholastic was publishing Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone in America,they decided to rename the book Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone。They claimed that the American and British uses of the word philosopher were a bit different,so therefore sorcerer was a more appropriate word。Any true Harry Potter fan,American or British,Australian or Hungarian,I'm sure will agree with MuggleMix when we say that decision should not have been made the reasons are:1) J。K。Rowling said so,therefore it must be true。She says that if she was in a better position,she would have disagreed at the time。2) It belittles Americans,making it seem as if they do not understand what the word "philosopher" means。Americans are smarter than that。3) Sorcerer is unspecific。The stone could have belonged to anybody with magical powers in the book。But the British name defines who the stone belongs to and gives the name an entirely different meaning。Sorcerer is a very different word to philosopher。4) The stone is referred to as the "Philosopher's Stone" throughout J。K。Rowling's original version,never the "Sorcerer's Stone",so why should the most central object of the book be labelled something completely different in the book title,even if its just being published in a different place?5) How is the word "philosopher" in Britain different from the word "sorcerer" in America?6) Philosopher's Stone is actually a historical object that people used to search for,while the Sorcerer's Stone has no factual background in real life Ah well。。。Other Terminology There are some other minor changes that occurred in case Americans got confused。Some ones,such as turning "mum" into "mom" and "trainers" into "sneakers",J。K。Rowling refused to let happen。However,she allowed some changes to be made that,if they were not made,would befuddle the reader:UK:Skip US:Dumpster UK:Minister for Magic US:Minister of Magic UK:Sybill Trelawney US:Sibyll Trelawney UK:Car park US:Parking lot UK:shan't US:won't UK:sherbet lemon US:lemon drop UK:dustbin US:trashcan UK:roundabout US:carousel UK:jumper US:sweater UK:comprehensive US:public school UK:holidaying US:vacationing UK:crisps US:chips UK:football US:soccer UK:lavatory seat US:toilet seat UK:barking US:off his rocker UK:tinned soup US:canned soup UK:wellington bookts US:rubber boots UK:tank top US:sweater vest UK:nutter US:maniac UK:cupboard US:closet UK:torch US:flashlight UK:letter boxes US:mailboxes UK:sack US:fire UK:matron US:nurse UK:biscuits US:cookies UK:while US:whilst UK:leaned US:leant UK:schedules US:timetables UK:walnut US:satsuma UK:Augustus US:Algernon UK:review US:revise UK:shagpile carpet US:shag carpet UK:humph US:hmpf UK:pants US:briefs UK:silver US:silvery UK:pinny US:apron UK:Pekinese US:Pekingese UK:afterwards US:afterward 我只能给你提供素材,内容自己写去不劳无获的事偶不做,劳而无获更不做╮(╯_╰)╭