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FROM: "Dennis K. Lien" <Dennis.K.Lien-1@tc.umn.edu>
REC'D: 11/9/99, 9:47 AM

>Date: Mon, 8 Nov 1999 16:20:25 -0500 (EST)
>From: "Nora M. Armstrong" <narmstro@clsn1269.cumberland.lib.nc.us>
>Subject: Re: Books Whose Titles Change
>
>On Sat, 6 Nov 1999, Ricki Nordmeyer wrote:
>
>> I can only assume since the Brits view the word
>> "Bloody" as a curse word, they changed the titles to avoid harming the
>> sensibilities of English readers.
>
>Golly, wonder what they did to the title of the second Austin Powers
>movie..."The spy who shagged me"? :-)
>
>Nora ARmstrong


I believe they did nothing to the title, but had a good laugh at the
vulgar cluelessness of Americans.

Dennis Lien / U of Minnesota Libraries // d-lien@tc.umn.edu

FROM: "Joanna Hazelden" <hazelden@chipublib.org>
REC'D: 11/10/99, 8:45 AM

Only the same way we laugh at them for calling erasers "rubbers". ;-)

"Dennis K. Lien" wrote:

> >Date: Mon, 8 Nov 1999 16:20:25 -0500 (EST)
> >From: "Nora M. Armstrong" <narmstro@clsn1269.cumberland.lib.nc.us>
> >Subject: Re: Books Whose Titles Change
> >
> >On Sat, 6 Nov 1999, Ricki Nordmeyer wrote:
> >
> >> I can only assume since the Brits view the word
> >> "Bloody" as a curse word, they changed the titles to avoid harming the
> >> sensibilities of English readers.
> >
> >Golly, wonder what they did to the title of the second Austin Powers
> >movie..."The spy who shagged me"? :-)
> >
> >Nora ARmstrong
>
> I believe they did nothing to the title, but had a good laugh at the
> vulgar cluelessness of Americans.
>
> Dennis Lien / U of Minnesota Libraries // d-lien@tc.umn.edu

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