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■ ハリポタの英語 vs 米語
イギリスで売られているハリーポッターにはイギリス英語、アメリカで売られているものにはアメリカ英語が使用されています。両方購入し、比べてみると米語と英語の違いがよくわかります。
第一、「ハリーポッターと賢者の石」は題名からして違います。
（米）Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
（英）Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone
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『The Boy Who Lived』
（米）The traffic moved on and a few minutes later， Mr Dursley arrived in the
Grunnings parking lot， his mind back on drills.
（英）The traffic moved on and a few minutes later， Mr Dursley arrived in the
Grunnings car park， his mind back on drills.
（米）He was in a very good mood until lunchtime， when he thought he’d stretch his
legs and walk across the road to buy himself a bun from the bakery.
（英）He was in a very good mood until lunchtime， when he thought he’d stretch his
legs and walk across the road to buy himself a bun from the baker’s opposite.
（米）This bunch were whispering excitedly， too， and he couldn’t see a single
collecting tin.
（英）This lot were whispering excitedly， too， and he couldn’t see a single
collecting tin.
（米）He hurried to his car and set off for home， hoping he was imagining things，
which he had never hoped before， because he didn’t approve of imagination.
（英）He hurried to his car and set off home， hoping he was imagining things， which
he had never hoped before， because he didn’t approve of imagination.
（米）She told him over dinner all about Mrs. Next Door’s problems with her daughter and how Dudley had learned a new words (“Won’t”).
（英）She told him over dinner all about Mrs. Next Door’s problems with her daughter and how Dudley had learned a new words (“Shan’t”).
（米）The newscaster allowed himself a grin.
（英）The news reader allowed himself a grin.
（米）“Well， I just thought…maybe…it was something to do with…you know…her crowd.”
（英）“Well， I just thought…maybe…it was something to do with…you know…her lot.”
（米）It didn’t so much as quiver when a car door slammed on the next street， nor when two owls swooped overhead.
（英）It didn’t so much as quiver when a car door slammed in the next street， nor when two owls swooped overhead.
（米）Nothing like this man had ever been seen on Privet Drive.
（英）Nothing like this man had ever been seen in Privet Drive.
（米）He found what he was looking for in his inside pocket.
（英）He had found what he was looking for in his inside pocket.
（米）“Would you care for a lemon drop?”
（英）“Would you care for a sherbet lemon?”
（米）The owls are nothing next to the rumors that are flying around.
（英）The owls are nothing to the rumors that are flying around.
（米）He had hands the size of trash can lids.
（英）He had hands the size of dustbin lids.
（米）Scars can come in handy.
（英）Scars can come in useful.
『The Vanishing Glass』
（米）Ten years ago， there had been lots of pictures of what looked like a large pink beach ball wearing different-colored bonnets.
（英）Ten years ago， there had been lots of pictures of what looked like a large pink beach ball wearing different-coloured bobble hats.
（米）the photographs showed a large blond boy riding his first bicycle， on a carousel at the fair，
（英）the photographs showed a large blond boy riding his first bicycle， on a roundabout at the fair，
（米）Harry heard her walking toward the kitchen and then the sound of the frying pan being put on the stove.
（英）Harry heard her walking toward the kitchen and then the sound of the frying pan being put on the cooker.
（米）He wore round glasses held together with a lot of Scotch tape
（英）He wore round glasses held together with a lot of Sellotape
（米）Dudley unwrap the racing bike， a video camera， a remote control airplane， sixteen new computer games， and a VCR.
（英）Dudley unwrap the racing bike， a cine camera， a remote-control aeroplane， sixteen new computer games， and a video recorder.
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