[stylist] using borrowed words?

[Judith Bron]

Why do you want to start out with your book with obviously plagerized terms? 
Perhaps we should start trying to think of words that have never been used 
before to describe the same kind of character.  Judith
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From: "helene ryles" <dreamavdb at googlemail.com>
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> Thanks everyone for your advise. "Squib has lots of meanings including
> a magically impaired person (from Harry Potter) to a fire cracker.
> Here is the list that I found from Wiki on line.
>
> "Squib may refer to:
>
> Squib (explosive), a small explosive
> Squib load, a firearms malfunction in which a bullet becomes lodged in
> the barrel
> Squib (linguistics), a short article that is intended to ignite
> thinking and discourse
> Squib sailboat, a small sailboat
> Squib (weblog), a free, open source, weblog publishing application
> written in Ruby programming language
> Squib (program), a computer message board system
> Squib (Harry Potter), a magically-impaired member of a wizarding
> family in Harry Potter
> Squib, an alien race in Star Wars
> Squib kick, a technique applied to American football kickoffs
> West Country Carnival, also known as squibbing, a tradition of the
> West Country Carnival in Bridgwater, where by 140 squib fireworks are
> held aloft at the end of the procession
> Squib (Australian Slang), an action lacking in courage"
>
> Since it's been used before both in star trek and Harry potter does
> that make it more or less viable for me to use?
>
> Helene
>
>
>
>
> On 30/04/2009, slery <slerythema at insightbb.com> wrote:
>> No. You would need to create your own word. This is a Harry Potter phrase
>> and is only applicable to that world.
>>
>> Cindy
>>
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>>> I'm wondering what the rules are on using words that another
>>> writer has made up.
>>>
>>> The word I have in mind is squib. For those who haven't read
>>> harry Potter a squib is someone who comes from a magical
>>> family but is not magical themselves. I have a few 'squibs'
>>> in a deafblind girl.
>>>
>>> Would I be able to use this word in my novel or would I have
>>> to make up another?
>>>
>>> Helene
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