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The da Vinci Code
KJC0123's language questions in the Phrases & Sayings section in which he quotes passages from "The da Vinci Code" made me wonder if any other Brits found the use of American English out of place in that book.
Of course, the author, being American, has every justification to use American English and the language would presumably sound "right" to Americans.
However, because most of the action in the book takes place in Paris and in the UK, the use of American words such as "rotary" and "gotten" seems out of place as do the americanisms used by French characters when speaking English.
Admittedly, I bought my copy of the book in Spain and it is an American edition. Is there a British edition with the language anglicised?
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