PS/SS title change
erinellii
erinellii at yahoo.com
Sun Apr 20 18:00:02 UTC 2003
No: HPFGUIDX 55711
> > Cynjen:
> > > *raises a hand* I'm British, and I'd never heard of
> > > the philosopher's
> > > stone before HP.
> >
"Charlie" wrote:
> > This American had heard of it before and even knew
> > that another name for it was the Magnum Opus. But then
> > again, I'm a geek who owns a copy of the (Oxford or
> > Cambridge, I can't remember which) History of
> > Chemistry. Now if only JKR would include a reference
> > to Phlogiston, the week I spent reading it will be
> > vindicated. ;)
Now me:
Wait a minute, "magnum Opus" just means "greatest work", right?
Cause I'm sure I've heard people refer to their novels that
way..."This is my Magnum Opus".... I know I've never heard of it
as an alternate title for the philosopher's stone, and I'd heard of
the legend before.
Erin
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