The plural of "magic"? (Was: Harry's shortest stay at Privet Drive)

justcarol67 justcarol67 at yahoo.com
Sat Mar 20 04:53:42 UTC 2004


No: HPFGUIDX 93482

Tip:
 > P. S. What *is* the plural of 'magic', anyway?

Magic?

Carol:
Since you're the second person who's asked, I'll take a stab at it.
"Magic" doesn't seem to have a plural; it's more or less a collective
noun like "art" (as distinct from "the arts"); there are no individual
"magics," as far as I can tell, only "magic" itself. You can have
"*forms* of magic," "*types* of magic," "enchantments," "spells,"
etc., but not "magics."

Does that help at all?

Carol





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