#SO AMERICAN WORDS NEED CAST IN AMERICA AND BRITISH WORDS WONT WORK

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i’m thinking about. the magic system in the simon snow series again.

#IT’S SO INTERESTING #GO READ THOSE BOOKS NOW #like legit i gotta braindump now #so it’s linguistics based #and the power behind the words comes from how often people use them #but not mages so they need the normals functioning at maximum socialization #because otherwise their spells are weaker #and they use all kinds of phrases so like #clean as a whistle is one #but song lyrics and nursery rhymes #even memes and slang have power if they’re used enough #AND THIS IS WHAT REALLY EXCITES ME #ITS REGIONAL #SO AMERICAN WORDS NEED CAST IN AMERICA AND BRITISH WORDS WONT WORK #and it is SO funny in these books when that comes into play #like our perfectionist great mages are having the WORST TIME #because they can’t figure out they’re not in Britain and british words won’t work #ALSO ALSO #this is something that doesn’t come up in the first and last books bc there’s not enough unoccupied land in britain #but there’s dead spots #if there aren’t enough people to say the words there is no power and no magic #so the second book is probably my favorite because it really explores that system #but anyway go read the simon snow series its actually really good #like so good #simon snow #carry on