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From: kurt@hi.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.unix.wizards
Subject: Re: what to call a female wizard?
Message-ID: <5504@hi.uucp>
Date: Tue, 28-Apr-87 12:13:41 EDT
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Posted: Tue Apr 28 12:13:41 1987
Date-Received: Wed, 29-Apr-87 06:14:27 EDT
References: <258@root44.root.co.uk>
Reply-To: kurt@hi.UUCP (Kurt Zeilenga)
Organization: U. of New Mexico, Albuquerque
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In article <258@root44.root.co.uk> nga@root44.UUCP (Nick Armitage) writes:
 >i was wondering what you call a  female  wizard.  i asked
 >several male wizards who  happened to be to hand and also
 >a female wizard (but i don't know what i should call her).
 >
 >now a witch is female and a warlock is a male thought i -
 >but what the hell is a female wizard????

Call her a wizard!  According to my dictionary, there is no
prerequisite gender to be a wizard.  A wizard is defined as
"one skilled magic" or "a very clever or skillful person."
Unlike warlock which is defined "a man practicing the black arts"
or witch, "a woman practicing ..."

-- 
	Kurt Zeilenga	(zeilenga@hc.dspo.gov)