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Old 04-14-2008, 07:11 PM
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Default Re: Book Name Change

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Originally Posted by Gingobibble View Post
Yes, the UK & AUS versions are 'philosophers stone'.
It was changed to 'Sorcerors Stone' for US audiences.
This was beacuse in the USA, the word "Philosopher" is not normally used with relevance to magic...but more commonly used with history and sits next to names like Leonardo Da Vinci and such.

In England...a "Philosopher" is also used in regards to magic as well as names in history, and so the name was not needing to be changed for their books
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Old 04-14-2008, 07:11 PM
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