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To: alt.religion.wicca From: steward@shell.portal.com (steward) Subject: Re: Magic with a k is sex magic Date: 6 Apr 1996 23:14:14 -0500 phranqulyn@aol.com (PHRANQULYN) writes: >The spelling w/ a K is an archaic revival (Middle English?)...it predates >good ol' "Uncle Al" Crowley by a few hundred years. Not to say the man The spelling w/ a 'K' was the standard spelling prior to late Middle English (1350-1469 CE). After that point, the accepted spelling was without a 'K', and remained so for all purposes until the early 20th century. (The New Shorter Oxford Dictionary, p. 1661.) Given that even Oxford acknowledges the revival of the 'k' spelling for limited purposes in E20, I'd say attributing said revival to Crowley would be a good bet. steward@shell.portal.com (corrected article reposted, old article cancelled)
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