Magic Words

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A one-of-a-kind resource for magicians and word lovers, exploring the most intriguing magic words and phrases from around the world.

Monday, June 28, 2010

Locus-Pocus

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My locus My focus My wand of hocus-pocus. —Dennis Miller, The Rant Zone (2001) The word locus means “place,” so locus-pocus conjures a pl...

Saturday, June 26, 2010

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Our Magic Words: A Dictionary is now available in Kindle format .

Friday, June 25, 2010

The Power, the Magic, and the Mystery of the Word

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"Opening it entirely at random -- to any page, any paragraph, any sentence -- I feel at once in the presence of the miraculous, awakene...

Tuesday, June 22, 2010

Inuck-Ch-Uck

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This is a magic word of transformation spoken by the character Apache Chief in the television series The All-New Super Friends Hour (1977).

Sunday, June 20, 2010

Good Questions

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Jonathan Jones wonders if being greedy for meaning kills the life of language. "Whereas to go with the sounds and crystallizations of...

Saturday, June 19, 2010

Ha-Ya-Ba-Ra-La

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Origins: The magic word ha-ya-ba-ra-la is of Indian origin. Facts: This word is the equivalent to abracadabra. It was popularized by ...

Thursday, June 17, 2010

(Un)dead Languages

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Here's an article about (un)dead languages: 10 mysterious undeciphered scripts .

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