Doesn't the soft 'g' preserve the echo of 'mage', which I presume is the whole point of the word?
But "mage" comes from latin "magi" the plural of "magus", from Greek magos. It is only in after the word comes into old english that there is a "soft g". Magi/mage takes the "soft g" because of the following vowel, "magus" wouldn't in the original, generally wouldn't even as an English word, either. Though the "soft g" also appear in Church Latin, but even there, it would be hard g before a 'u'.
McGonagall or Rosmerta or whoever says that Peter followed Sirius around, not James. No point to that, afaik.
Really? I think I remember hearing "followed James and Sirius around". But I can't swear to it.
Other than that, yeah, what you said.
I was glad they kept 'I was your faithful pet'.
Yes, for a second I thought they had left it out, cause it was after the cut from the Peter's previous pleadings. But then he said it, and I was content.
... Draco [...] I doubt he'd cringe at Hermione threatening him, considering that he doesn't seem ruffled by *Harry* threatening him previously.)
Ah, but it's the Black Rook that takes White Bishop ;)
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Date: 2004-06-06 10:48 am (UTC)But "mage" comes from latin "magi" the plural of "magus", from Greek magos. It is only in after the word comes into old english that there is a "soft g". Magi/mage takes the "soft g" because of the following vowel, "magus" wouldn't in the original, generally wouldn't even as an English word, either. Though the "soft g" also appear in Church Latin, but even there, it would be hard g before a 'u'.
McGonagall or Rosmerta or whoever says that Peter followed Sirius around, not James. No point to that, afaik.
Really? I think I remember hearing "followed James and Sirius around". But I can't swear to it.
Other than that, yeah, what you said.
I was glad they kept 'I was your faithful pet'.
Yes, for a second I thought they had left it out, cause it was after the cut from the Peter's previous pleadings. But then he said it, and I was content.
... Draco [...] I doubt he'd cringe at Hermione threatening him, considering that he doesn't seem ruffled by *Harry* threatening him previously.)
Ah, but it's the Black Rook that takes White Bishop ;)