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>translation is in American English

>> No.13522663

>>13522656
>reading translations in the first place

>> No.13522677

>>13522663
>reading every language in the world

>> No.13522685

>>13522656
Do you mean it says color instead of the cucked french colour? However do you cope?

>> No.13522695

>>13522685
It saying soccer instead of football is rather upsetting.

>> No.13522756

>>13522656
>hornswoggle
>boondoggle
>highfalutin
>normalcy
wtf is wrong with amerilardlish

>> No.13522763

>>13522756
Based American English working this mohammed into a frothing SHOOT.

>> No.13522785

oi ate wu eh wron wit abit o engerlish?

>> No.13523110

>>13522663
>learning an inferior language just to read a book

>> No.13523119

>>13523110
>this level of Angloid arrogance

>> No.13523147

>>13523119
whatever pseud

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>>13522677
>reading

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>>13523218
>re

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>>13523259
>r

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>>13523287
>reddit

>> No.13523303

>reading translations
Bong outed again

>> No.13523311

>>13523303
>>reading

>> No.13523314

>>13522756
>eurotard sees word longer than 5letters
>has a panic attack and begs the police to review the publishers word license

>> No.13523322

>>13523314
>philosophers stone

>> No.13523385

>>13522656
howdy, bitch.

>> No.13523513

>>13523322
They were trying to give it appeal for the equivalent of its British adult audience aka American children

Btw did that make headlines in your island? It seems every bong knows his children got the coveted Original Title

>> No.13523559

>>13523513
It's just commonly known trivia. People like to use to larp on Amerifats. Not everyone seems to know, so it can be used to impress unintelligent or informed friends about about a book you've never read.

>> No.13523627

>>13523559
I take it as a compliment you can tell I’ve never read Harry Potter. And I’m sure you’ve read all of them

>> No.13523649

>>13523292
I forgot this person existed, what's he up to? What's his name? Did he ever make anything of himself?

>> No.13523659

>>13523627
When i said "you've" I was referring to myself. I wouldn't touch that that crap, but I've definitely made a joke about the title differences and had to explained them ti my peers.

>> No.13523662

>>13523649
>Did he ever make anything of himself?
I mean his channel was huge and he makes money off facebook skits now.

>> No.13524094

>civilisation
>theatre
>armour
Why is British spelling so cucked by Normans?

>> No.13524126

>>13524094
You can literally say that about any language that derives from another language, like almost all languages.
>why is American spelling so cucked by British
>why is Japanese spelling so cucked by Chinese?
>why is Latin spelling so cucked by Greeks?

>> No.13524134

>>13524126
except American isn't a fucking language, idiot

>> No.13524141

>>13524134
>American spelling
Nice reading comprehension retard.

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>>13523649
Yeah. I'm doin' your mom

>> No.13524686

>>13522656
why does proper spelling bother you?

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>>13524686
>Burger spelling
>proper

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>>13522785
U fockin' wat m8? Daunt you spek fockin' Engerlish? Fockin' wanka

>> No.13525057

>>13524734
The language should be redubbed American

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13526965

>recognize
>utilize
-ize is so fucking ugly

>> No.13526973

>>13526965
that's the way it is, though. -ise is a frog thing.

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>>13526965
>seize
>seise

>> No.13528037

>>13525057
>game has US flag for English language setting

>> No.13528293

Queen's English is just like American English except with more French overtones
color = colour
theater = theatre
hello = good day old chap

"Bonjour" is literally "good day"

>> No.13528311

>>13522663
>reading any book from a country or time you weren't born in

>> No.13529344

>>13528311
>not reading 2019 translations of 1950s books
Yikes, enjoy seeing misogyny in your fiction

>> No.13529417

>>13522656
OP, dont tell me you wouldnt read the Bible translated into Cockney.

>> No.13530020

>>13529417
English is God's language so yeah

>> No.13530725

>>13528293
American English is just like Queen's English except with more nigger overtones
colour = nigor
theatre = nigger
good day old chap = ay yo what's up my mother fucking nigger

"Nigger" is literally "good day"