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Why did America change Philosopher's Stone to Sorcerer' Stone?

I heard somewhere that America felt offended kwa the term "philosopher"... that can't be true can it?
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kateliness2 said:
I'm actually not completely sure, but in the United States, the term philosopher has absolutely no magical references. It is merely a person who is rational and thoughtful (or someone who studies philosophy at a secondary school). Doesn't it have a possible magical meaning in the U.K?

Philosopher just wouldn't make sense, at least in the U.S., because the term doesn't imply anything magical. Sorcerer is a much zaidi appropriate term.
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Hmm... "Philosopher" wouldn't make sense at all but "philosopher's stone" does makes sense, which refers to an imaginary stone, substance, au chemical preparation believed to have the power of transmuting baser metals into dhahabu and sought kwa alchemists. That's what dictionaries say.;)
name_it posted zaidi ya mwaka mmoja uliopita
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In answer to your query, kateliness, the "philosopher's stone" is a legend in Europe... a legend that I don't think many Americans know about. The philosopher's stone wasn't invented kwa JK Rowling, but kwa alchemists (or would-be alchemists) searching for a means of prolonging life and creating infinite wealth for one's self. Hence, the relevance of the philosopher's stone title. However, there is no such thing as a "sorcerer's stone" in any mythology that I am aware of.
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thanks guys :)
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Gabe25128 said:
Forgive me for answering a swali with a question, but do wewe know anyone who doesn't like the term philosopher. I mean, we usually copy off some of the nukuu they made for school and stuff...But I didn't know they called it something else in the other versions...Hmmmm...
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sin117 said:
they just did but why?
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Cinders said:
I don't mean to be a nag, but PkmnTrainerJ link.

Perhaps you'll find your majibu there.
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JumpSuite said:
i herd it was because the american's thought philosopher was too long for the title
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