[stylist] using borrowed words?

[helene ryles]

What about the word Duman or simply Dum?
Someone with magically gifted parents who have inherited the grey
colour but not the ability to work magic.

Helene

On 01/05/2009, helene ryles <dreamavdb at googlemail.com> wrote:
> Thanks for your advise. I guess I just liked the word that was all. An
> offensive word for a purely human (thus non magical) is a Hum.   This
> is because the people in my world get their magic from breeding with
> Daemons. They are elephant grey in colour. Although they describe
> themselves as silver. It varies wether they inherit the ability to use
> magic or not. In Harry Potter they use it rather as an offensive word.
> I was planning t use it like that too. For example when Nadia's
> parents are arguing Nadia's mother refers to her as "That miserable
> little squib". Maybe just "That Miserable little Hum" would do since
> it's meant in a deogatory way anyway.
> But thanks for the advise. I find it helps to discuss things on line like
> this.
>
> Helene
>
> On 01/05/2009, LoriStay at aol.com <LoriStay at aol.com> wrote:
>> If you are planning to use it exactly as The Harry Potter series does, I
>> would find another word.   The meaning is different in Star Trek.
>> Right.
>> I
>> think another choice would be better.   Maybe even an obscure word that
>> means what you want, or almost what you want.
>> Lori
>> In a message dated 4/30/09 5:30:27 PM, dreamavdb at googlemail.com writes:
>>
>>
>>>
>>> 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?
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>
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