I was waiting for that comment. Hence why I used that as an example.
A lot of people from the USA believe that it is belittling. The term sorcerer may have even prevented some parents from buying the book. DARK MAGIIIIIIIC! oooooOOOOOooooo!
Nah, nah. The premise of Harry Potter was enough to keep them away, trust me.
I agree, my mum wouldn't let me read them until I was 9 or 10 I had read LotR by then
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I think that changing the name of the first Harry Potter was silly. I mean, maybe philosophers aren't discussed that much in other countries, but the term sorcerer is utterly unrelated.
There are two main reasons. Philosopher has nothing to do with magic here, and the marketing team thought kids would not want to read a book with the word philosopher on the front. However, I prefer the original title since the Philosopher's Stone and Nicolas Flamel are an actual European legend.
Philosopher has nothing to do with magic here, either. Nicholas Flamel is an Alchemist, but for some reason it's the Philosopher's Stone.
A few Aussies may have been confused. Why is there even an USA version? Make a new version just to change a few words here and there. Seems pointless to me.
I know, it is quite pointless, but at least it stops kids from being confused about car wings.
I was waiting for that comment. Hence why I used that as an example.
A lot of people from the USA believe that it is belittling. The term sorcerer may have even prevented some parents from buying the book. DARK MAGIIIIIIIC! oooooOOOOOooooo!
Yes, that is another reason I despise the title change. Well, despise might be a strong word, but it does annoy me that so many parents won't let their kids read HP because it has "magic," even though they'll still let them read things like Narnia, LotR, and Percy Jackson.
Then again, the philosopher's stone may have been worse if interpreted as Harry Potter and Karl Marx's Stone. Some people are so weird. I'm not Greek and I still read some Percy Jackson. It's not going to indoctrinate children.
I cannot stop laughing at the idea of "Karl Marx's Stone!"
This should be a fan-fiction. Only we would have to name it Harry Potter and Immanuel Kant's Stone and have Marx as the villain. Lenin can be the other side of the head. With so many liberal v communist undertones, parents would buy it.
There are two main reasons. Philosopher has nothing to do with magic here, and the marketing team thought kids would not want to read a book with the word philosopher on the front. However, I prefer the original title since the Philosopher's Stone and Nicolas Flamel are an actual European legend.
Philosopher has nothing to do with magic here, either. Nicholas Flamel is an Alchemist, but for some reason it's the Philosopher's Stone.
It does suggest that Flamel is indeed a philosopher as well. He and Dumbledore discovered the ten uses for dragon's blood. He was certainly academically inclined and Harry's Chocolate Frog card says so too. Maybe the book/s were supposed to mention him more.
Besides that, the title Philosopher Stone is what Flamel called it. not necessarily that he is a philosopher and this is he's stone. It's all a bit confusing really.
Both country's are a part of the UK. Or he could be talking about KK.
*My inner geography nazi kicks in*
Currently, Ireland proper is its own country, entirely separate from the UK (politically). They own most of the island of Ireland. However, the north-eastern part of the island is owned by the UK, forming the state of Northern Ireland. MLB lives in NI, so, while he lives on the Emerald Isle, he is a citizen of the UK, and not of Ireland.
I know, it is quite pointless, but at least it stops kids from being confused about car wings.
Takes away the fun and learning opportunities.
Eh, the book wasn't supposed to be a guide to British English. I would see more frustration/confusion than fun. While some terms are easy to pick up, others would probably leave kids lost.
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Eh, the book wasn't supposed to be a guide to British English. I would see more frustration/confusion than fun. While some terms are easy to pick up, others would probably leave kids lost.
It's fun to look back in nostalgia. Imagine an 8/10 year old you reading wings as literal wings on a Ford Anglia. Older you would have a good laugh at your younger self. I've done that plenty of times. It's fun.
There are two main reasons. Philosopher has nothing to do with magic here, and the marketing team thought kids would not want to read a book with the word philosopher on the front. However, I prefer the original title since the Philosopher's Stone and Nicolas Flamel are an actual European legend.
Philosopher has nothing to do with magic here, either. Nicholas Flamel is an Alchemist, but for some reason it's the Philosopher's Stone.
Weird. I thought it must, since the Stone was called that.
Yes, that is another reason I despise the title change. Well, despise might be a strong word, but it does annoy me that so many parents won't let their kids read HP because it has "magic," even though they'll still let them read things like Narnia, LotR, and Percy Jackson.
They all have magic in them though.
That's my point. They let them read things like LotR and PJ but not HP.
Eh, the book wasn't supposed to be a guide to British English. I would see more frustration/confusion than fun. While some terms are easy to pick up, others would probably leave kids lost.
