Mimble Wimble

[quigonginger]

No: HPFGUIDX 89950

> 
> bboy_mn:
> 
> First, I question any real connection between Mimbulus Mimbletonia 
and
> 'mimblewimble'.
> 
> All JKR is trying to do, is describe an indecipherable mumbled vocal
> untterance.
> 
> Converting assorted non-verbal vocalizations to text is not an easy
> task. It's very difficult to write them in a way that is as
> comprehendable to the read as it is to the writer.
> 
(Snip exapmles)
> 
> So, in my opinon, 'mimblewimble' is just a soft muttered
> indecipherable vocalization.

Ginger, weirdo that she is responds:

I was curious and looked it up in the Latin translation: 
"ineptius aliquas sensu carentes sibilavit"

ineptius:  foolish, silly, inept, awkward...
aliquas:  somewhat, to some extent
sensu:  thoughts, ideas (I may be wrong on this one-just learning)
carentes:  couldn't find a darn thing-?help?
sibilavit:  hissing, whistling, rustling

So, I gather that he foolishly mumbled something.  In other words:  
meaningless, just kind of whatever came out of his mouth.  

I checked this out because the actual spell "Wingardium Leviosa" just 
stays as is in the Latin.  Of course, that was Latin to begin with;), 
but I figured that if mimblewimble was a "real" spell, it would have 
kept some sort of form, only Latinized.  Did that make any sense?

Mimblium Wimbliosa, Ginger