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dontsayiquit
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i own all of the books except HBP so i downloaded it on adobe reader.
in the version i had they were called prefects...?
just wondering is that what they are in the UK verision or did whoever typed it just think it was prefect and type it that way everytime?
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GinnyX
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Nope, it's spelled correctly
From Webster's dictionary...
Prefect
Pronunciation: 'prE-"fekt
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin praefectus, from past participle of praeficere to place at the head of, from prae- + facere to make -- more at DO
1 : any of various high officials or magistrates of differing functions and ranks in ancient Rome
2 : a chief officer or chief magistrate
3 : a student monitor in a usually private school
It's always been spelled that way... and wait, did you say you downloaded the book?
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dontsayiquit
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| Posted: August 15, 2007 3:49 am Post subject: |
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ya i downloaded it.
wait how come in all the books i own it is perfect? is that the american version?
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GinnyX
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Nope, I have the US versions. Check the books again, you might have just read it wrong. It's definitely prefect.
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Arabella
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| Posted: August 15, 2007 4:13 pm Post subject: |
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Yeah its prefect in mine copies. I thought it was perfect at first, but I soon realized I had been reading it wrong lol.
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dontsayiquit
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ahh wow can't believe i read that wrong for 5 books lol.
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| Arabella wrote: |
| Yeah its prefect in mine copies. I thought it was perfect at first, but I soon realized I had been reading it wrong lol. |
Lol, I did the same exact thing
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The Chickmagnet
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I read it right in all the books!  |
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Miluna
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| Posted: August 31, 2007 1:08 pm Post subject: |
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| Arabella wrote: |
| Yeah its prefect in mine copies. I thought it was perfect at first, but I soon realized I had been reading it wrong lol. |
I did too, I finally realized it when I reread a section to understand it better and suddenly I noticed the spelling..........
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| Posted: August 31, 2007 4:40 pm Post subject: |
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i knew it was prefect
havent you ever heard of prefects before?
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GinnyX
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| DragonTickler wrote: |
i knew it was prefect
havent you ever heard of prefects before? |
I's not a term used often in the US.
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Miluna
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I've never heard of the word either.
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The Chickmagnet
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| Posted: August 31, 2007 7:56 pm Post subject: |
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Yeah none of my friends ever said Prefect before
I heard peRfect bit not pRefect  |
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teacakes
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| Posted: August 31, 2007 9:34 pm Post subject: |
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That's pretty darn funny, we don't use it in Oz but I still knew it.. god knows how.
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