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Auror Monroe
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PostPosted: May 5, 2008 10:45 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I really wished they would have never changed to title and I just call the first book and movie, Philosopher's Stone.
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PostPosted: May 20, 2008 10:31 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Philosopher's Stone is the UK version, Sorcerer's Stone is the US version.
i think...
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PostPosted: May 20, 2008 12:29 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

HP-chick wrote:
Philosopher's Stone is the UK version, Sorcerer's Stone is the US version.
i think...


The US publisher (Scholastic) changed it because they didn't think American kids would find a book title with the word Philosopher in it enticing.
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PostPosted: June 17, 2008 10:47 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

zengrenouille wrote:
It was changed because Jo's American editors felt that American's wouldn't buy anything that had to do with a philosopher. For me, if it had the British title then I probably would have read it a lot sooner. My best friend's copy of SS layed around in my room for about six months before Carrie finally prodded me to read it.

I had and interest in alchemy, though, and I knew about the philosopher's stone awhile before I ever heard of SS. Seeing a book about the philosopher's stone would have drawn me in like a magnet.

I also think that they should have published both the American and British version here. Americans deserve to be able to read the British version without having to pay more than twice the price of the book after shipping charges.


Why america will not but book with the name of philosopher??


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huh.. they change the book title in my language HUH!!
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PostPosted: July 15, 2008 8:59 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

There would be no benefit to learning alchemy, since it has been made obsolete and effectively superceded by Chemistry. However, I did learn some history on alchemy, and it was mildly interesting.

Also, alchemy is the main topic of my second favorite anime/manga: FullMetal Alchemist!
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PostPosted: July 15, 2008 9:35 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

i think i would want to read philosopher's, that applead more to me.
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PostPosted: July 15, 2008 11:12 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

If a had a dollar everytime this topic was made...
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PostPosted: July 16, 2008 7:58 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I like Philosopher better...
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PostPosted: July 17, 2008 6:34 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

i prefer philosopher

it was thr orginial so....
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