Doesn't facetious also have the nuance of being a smart-arse? kind of. Ugh, can't find the right word. But that was a pretty good come-back to a condescending comment!
Fancy that, about Narnia. I quite like HarperCollins, actually - mostly because their Australian fantasy imprint, Voyager, is so good. Their covers are often very beautiful.
I have the Anniversay, all-in-one coloured-illustration version, but I bought it here and I didn't even think about Americanisation. *shudder* now I'm worried! Unless it's HarperCollins again... I mean, how off would it be to read a classic British book/series only to snag on something like "color"? It'd be all wrong. Books like those sound British, in tone and style as well as setting etc. Besides, they shouldn't mess with classics!
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Fancy that, about Narnia. I quite like HarperCollins, actually - mostly because their Australian fantasy imprint, Voyager, is so good. Their covers are often very beautiful.
I have the Anniversay, all-in-one coloured-illustration version, but I bought it here and I didn't even think about Americanisation. *shudder* now I'm worried! Unless it's HarperCollins again... I mean, how off would it be to read a classic British book/series only to snag on something like "color"? It'd be all wrong. Books like those sound British, in tone and style as well as setting etc. Besides, they shouldn't mess with classics!