The Dresden Files > DF Spoilers
Cowl's Identity [FPOTM2 11.2016]
jonas:
--- Quote from: Griffyn612 on July 18, 2017, 01:54:23 AM ---Using surnames for people in the region which you live would be just as bad as using common words. Even if you don't know a Dorosh when you're learning magic, if you meet someone later, you might inadvertently crush them with a wall of energy when you call out to them on the street.
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FYI Dorosh could be another Japanese word like Kumori. Doroshi means to drop or throw. So Cowl's spell/intention to drop Harry on his ass becomes much more intelligible than his surnaming him to death. Wizards despite using quasi language formats tend to use words or phrases that have some meaning to their intention.
Quantus:
--- Quote from: Griffyn612 on July 18, 2017, 04:33:11 PM ---It's not nonsense. It's a surname used in the region Simon lived. It's a surname more common on both a global and regional scale than Butters, Peabody, Langtry, Liberty, Luccio, Marcone, and, of course, Dresden
Simon would be more likely to run into a Russian with the surname Dorosh than a German would be to run into a German named Dresden.
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Regardless, I still dont see why you think that surnames would be a problem while words from an actual language you are fluent in would not.
Griffyn612:
--- Quote from: Quantus on July 18, 2017, 06:38:23 PM ---Regardless, I still dont see why you think that surnames would be a problem while words from an actual language you are fluent in would not.
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He's not fluent. It's a language choice made under the tutelage of DuMorne, who had no intention of letting Harry interact with the White Council. There was no concern for overlap until Harry joined. It's therefore not the best language for him to use. But there's still less overlap on a daily basis for obscure Latin than there is regional surnames.
Quantus:
--- Quote from: Griffyn612 on July 18, 2017, 09:20:03 PM ---He's not fluent. It's a language choice made under the tutelage of DuMorne, who had no intention of letting Harry interact with the White Council. There was no concern for overlap until Harry joined. It's therefore not the best language for him to use. But there's still less overlap on a daily basis for obscure Latin than there is regional surnames.
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He's not fluent only because he chose the incorrect means of learning (damn correspondence course), not for lack of Trying. Which means that, to the best of both Harry and McCoy's Knowledge, it would not have cause him issues.
jonas:
Course if you have any valid solutions it will be ignored in favor of discussing why your problem would be a problem. Kumori means cloudy, Elaine is very clearly more into Odin/Zeus style magic/heritage. So calling someone whom may be related if only by themes cloudy, also makes sense fyi.
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