Harry Potter

What do you Call a French Muggle?

Niall O'Donnell 18 Comments

Un non-magique, apparently.

Before I go any farther, I should explain that I’m talking about Harry Potter.

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Throwing Shade and Taking Umbrage

Niall O'Donnell 6 Comments

After writing about the word umbrella recently, I began to realise that umbra, the Latin word for shade, has had a little more influence on the English language than you might think.

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