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Quick grammar note...



I realize that the "OT: Hey you! Wiccan over there in the corner! Yeah, I got a question for you! " thread is effectively over, but there is a minor grammar point that I'd like to make about the terms "Wicca" and "Wiccan" (and the real irony is that in the subject heading for that thread it *was* used correctly...

The religion itself is called Wicca. The practitioners of the religion are called "Wiccan". Minor point but I've seen it misused too many times in fanfic (and on the show as well in all fairness).

For them that's interested, good intro books into the subject (which can be found in just about any bookshop) are:

"The Witches Bible Complete", by Janet & Stewart Farrar
"The power of the Witch", by Laurie Cabot
"The Complete Book of Witchcraft", by Ray Buckland
Just about any book by Scott Cunningham

An assortment of links can be found at http://www.witchware.com

Hope that this helps,

JohnS



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I firmly believe...
That the reason people are more violently opposed to fur
than leather is because it's safer to harass rich women
than motorcycle gangs...





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