[HPFGU-OTChatter] Re: Grammar Question--Why Robes

[Margaret Fenney]

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| Bookcrazzzy:
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| The term as used in the HP books is referring not to the robe itself but
to | the entire outfit required - shirt, tie, robe, etc. - so "dress robes"
means "dress clothes" or "dress outfit".

[Lee]:
Okay, but in the book, there's no mention of ties or other accessories, just
the robe. ...The book mentions no accessories even if they do appear in the
movies which, IMHO aren't cannon.

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> Bookcrazzzy:

It doesn't matter whether the outfit consists of just a robe or multiple
pieces of clothing, it is the sense in which the word is used.  Lots of
words have more than one meaning and in this case, "robes" is not the plural
of "robe" but a word meaning "outfit".


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