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From: jdia@ur-tut.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.unix.wizards
Subject: Re: what to call a female wizard
Message-ID: <1234@ur-tut.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 27-Apr-87 19:47:26 EDT
Article-I.D.: ur-tut.1234
Posted: Mon Apr 27 19:47:26 1987
Date-Received: Wed, 29-Apr-87 01:51:04 EDT
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Reply-To: jdia@tut.cc.rochester.edu (Wowbagger)
Organization: Univ. of Rochester Computing Center
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Keywords: wizard sorceress sorcerer
Summary: female("wizard") != "sorceress"

In article <7111@brl-adm.ARPA> MISS026%ECNCDC.BITNET@wiscvm.wisc.EDU (GREENY) writes:
>Checking in my handy dandy thesaurus under Wizard I found nothing....:-( but
>under wizardry I found some stuff.  How about calling her a
>
>Sorceress?
>

I am quite sure that this would be improper.  "Sorceress" is the female form
of "Sorcerer", meaning a magician or conjurer.  A "Wizard" is defined as a wise
person, learned in many areas, usually including, but not limited to magic.  The
"Wizards" of folklore were most likely not really magicians, but early 
scientists/alchemists, or something of the sort.  This would account for the
apparent fact that the word "Wizard" is a noun derived from "wise."  Since it 
does not end in "er" or "ess" it is probably neuter.

To make a long story short, I believe that there is no difference between the
male and female forms.  Male and Female alike are WIZARDS!

Besides, who really cares that there is no female form????!!!  There should
be absolutely no difference.  :-)


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