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Use Non-Standard Spelling and/or Diacritics for Non-Standard Meaning If you think your readers come in with preconceived meanings for "pyromancy" and "necromancy" that interfere with your usage, c...
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System
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2019-12-08T12:49:23Z (almost 5 years ago)
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Monty Harder
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2019-12-08T12:49:23Z (almost 5 years ago)
# Use Non-Standard Spelling and/or Diacritics for Non-Standard Meaning If you think your readers come in with preconceived meanings for "pyromancy" and "necromancy" that interfere with your usage, change the spellings (and perhaps capitalization) such as "Pyromancie" or "pyromancey" and "Necromancie" or "necromancey", to evoke the idea that these are ancient names from before English spelling evolved to its present form, and help the reader keep these words distinct from the modern definitions and spellings. Or go Füll Mëtäl with diacritics such as "necrõmancÿ" and "pyrõmancÿ".
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System
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2019-08-28T20:08:58Z (about 5 years ago)
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