[stylist] using borrowed words?

[Judith Bron]

What about the word "Nar"?  In Yiddish it means a fool.  Judith
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From: "helene ryles" <dreamavdb at googlemail.com>
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Subject: Re: [stylist] using borrowed words?


> 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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