We speak the same language in the United States as they do in the United Kingdom, right? Well, almost. We can understand each other fine but when it comes to the written language, there are differences, as I discovered when Faber & Faber decided to publish the U.K. version of THE WORLD ACCORDING TO HUMPHREY. During the copyediting, I kept a list of some of the words, expressions and spellings that changed from one country to another. I'm GLAD-GLAD-GLAD that kids on both sides of "the pond" (that's slang for the Atlantic Ocean) can enjoy Humphrey's exploits.