Electricity and Wizard's Kitchens.

[annemehr <annemehr@yahoo.com>]

No: HPFGUIDX 50717

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Megalynn S." <megalynn44 at h...> 
wrote:
> My one question about the wizarding world and electricity is if 
wizards 
> REALLY don't use it (as suggested by Arthers mispronunciation etc.) 
why is 
> it called the Wizard's WIRELESS Network? Wireless? They don't use 
wires so 
> of course it's wireless. Why worth mentioning?
> 
> 
> Megalynn
> 

It's because in Britain, a *radio* is called a *wireless*.  Or, it 
was, although I seem to remember a reference to BBC *radio* on the 
web, so maybe wireless is a more outdated term for it.

So, the wizard equivalent to radio, in Britain, is called the 
WIZARDING Wireless Network to distinguish it from the MUGGLE wireless 
networks that we could listen to on our radios.

Hope that was clear enough to help!
Annemehr